Pets to Rest Crematorium in Kerry?

LisaLee · 11-07-2012 1:50pm #1

Sadly we have our beautiful boy Bruno PTS tomorrow (bone cancer).

We'd like to go with a lone cremation for him and to keep the ashes afterwards.

Our vet uses this company, Pets to Rest that are based in Castle Island in Kerry. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience, recommendations, warnings etc., about them?

carleigh · 11-07-2012 5:58pm

So sorry to hear about Bruno

I rang the company in question in January as my own dog was about to be PTS, and my vet also deals with him. I found the man I was talking to very nice and helpful, he explained that it generally takes about 2 weeks to get your pets ashes back, and went through pricing etc. Thankfully my dog made a massive turnaround in 24 hours, and lived for another 2 months, only having to be PTS in March due to his illness. In the end, we decided to bury him in his beloved back garden as we didnt want to be parted fom him, he even has a little headstone.

Sending best wishes to you and Bruno.

LisaLee · 12-07-2012 5:32pm

Thanks Carleigh. Our boy is gone now, no more pain which is the most important thing. Our vet spoke about the crematorium and had nothing but praise for them. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Shenshen · 12-07-2012 9:11pm

Really sorry to hear about your pet.

Two of our cats died withing the last 4 years, and in both cases we used the crematorium in Castleisland.
When the first one died, we were renting, so burying her in the garden was not an option, that's why when we first found the crematorium.
They were very nice, we could bring the remain of both cats there ourselves, and collect the urns, too. They have urns that are carved to look like cats, so our two now reside on the mantlepiece in the living room.

I've got nothing but praise for the company.

LisaLee · 12-07-2012 9:15pm

Thanks for replying Shenshen, it's very reassuring to hear positive feedback about them. It'll be a few weeks before we get his ashes back. We don't know what to do with ourselves tbh, the house feels so empty and quiet without him.

AFAIK, our vet is dealing with it. I haven't been in touch re. urns, boxes etc. Not sure if we're supposed to call him?

Zapperzy · 13-07-2012 12:18am

Sorry to hear about Bruno.

LisaLee · 13-07-2012 11:02am

Thanks Zapperzy, it's a pretty horrible time tbh. Not sure what we're supposed to do with ourselves. It just seems so natural to call him into the room and chat with him, but he's not there. The most important thing is he's not suffering, that's what we comfort ourselves with.

LisaLee · 01-09-2012 2:09pm

Just wanted to give a quick update. We received Bruno's ashes back in a beautiful wooden box with his name engraved on a little gold foil label. It took a few weeks but he's chilling out in our living room. The box has been sealed shut, so if we wanted to release his ashes we'd probably have to break open the box. Apart from that we're happy with the crematorium, thought an update was in order.

Still miss Bruno to bits, but glad that we have something to remember him by.

juliannebk · 26-10-2015 11:57am

In case any one is still looking at this post or wanting to know if the crematorium is still there I thought I would add to it.
Last month they looked after my poor Turbo cat, he was nearly 23 years old when I had to make the hardest decision, but for his own good, putting my selfishness of wanting to keep him forever to the side, he was put to sleep. My lovely vet organised for him to be collected from the surgery and returned there. He has been cremated and returned in lovely little mahogany coffin with his name on it. Still missing him and yesterday my ginger Tom, just 10, was knocked over by a car, he is being collected later today. This is a hard year for me.

Pets to Rest Crematorium in Kerry?

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