Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for June 24, 2019

Years ago my brother moved away and left me here in the desert, and he also left me this monster of a Golden Retriever named Ginger, who was too old and ill to move. Seriously, she could have won Biggest of Breed at Westminster! A short time later I met my Tiny Lady Veterinarian, and only a couple of weeks after that Ginger had a severe downturn.

I wasn’t expecting anything in return and it caught me by surprise when Ginger’s generous helping of ashes arrive in a tin that looked just like the one used by the Witch to keep her Turkish Delights in the old BBC production of Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. I always liked the idea that if a neighbor dropped by to borrow a little ‘Ginger’, I would be ready.

What you might be able to do is make your own urn for Ninja. The hobby shops would have a kit and that way, Ninja would have a personal urn made by you and not just a store bought urn.

If you visit a place like Color Me Mine then you can make yourown urn.

The stages of grief are not actually a linear progression.

You are the type of person who would only do it your way!

:( hugs

I think a cardboard box too small to sit in might be appropriate. Maybe something more durable as long as it’s too small.

Maybe a ceramic urn in the shape of a sleeping cat placed in a snuggly kitty bed. I have my prior dog Buddy’s ashes in a beautifully painted tin placed next to a picture of him in a nice frame placed in my curio cabinet. I hope you found the right option for you Amanda. It’s whatever makes the most sense to you in the end.

We used Etsy to find the right Urn for our Boris - the right vessel will speak to you, Amanda, and it’s worth waiting until it does :)

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1234294739

These folks have a very nice selectionhttps://www.memorials.com/cat-urns.php?thisPage=2

We got an handsome wooden box for cat’s ashes. It worked pretty well.

Maybe a box? Nice black lacquer to match her fur.