Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services - East Dundee, IL
East Dundee, IL
About Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services - East Dundee, IL
At Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services we understand that many Pet lovers may not be familiar with the Pet burial and crematory industry. We have included information within this site that may help you to understand why pet crematories and cemeteries are a growing part of our culture and an essential option for pet owners who have lost a beloved pet. Specializing solely in pet aftercare Trusted Journey is a best-in-class pet cremation service that provides an unmatched level of service to address your specific needs with respectful, compassionate care. We provide pet families with personalized cremation services, a wide product offering, as well as guidance in a difficult time.
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The First Month
Practical help for the days after your pet dies.
Questions to ask a crematory. Words for telling children. Pages for decisions about ashes and belongings.
26 one-page cards, printable checklists, and fillable worksheets. Choose the situation you need help with and start there.
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The first night
The rule: nothing has to be decided tonight, except one thing.
Read tonight's cardClose the card
If they are still at home with you
The one thing to decide tonight is where they rest until morning. That is all.
- Lay them on a towel or a blanket in the coolest room you have: a laundry room, a garage, a tiled floor. Not the car.
- If you can, settle them on their side with the legs gently tucked, the way they slept. Do this soon rather than later. Within a few hours the body stiffens, and it becomes harder to move them with care.
- A little fluid can release. One towel underneath and one folded over is enough. This is normal, and it is not a sign that anything was done wrong.
- In a cool room they can stay overnight and through tomorrow. If it is warm where you are, wrap them in the blanket and then a large bag, and use the coolest space you have.
- Collar on or collar off. Either is fine. Many people take it off tonight and are glad later that they did.
If they died at the vet's
Then the where is already handled, and there is nothing you have to do tonight. The clinic will keep them safely until you have chosen what happens next. You can call in the morning. Card 4 covers what you can still ask the clinic for: time with them, a paw print, the collar back.
What you do not have to do tonight
- Choose a crematory. Tomorrow is fine. Almost every crematory collects within a day, and the person who answers the phone has heard every version of this call. Card 3 has the eight questions to ask.
- Decide private or communal. Card 2, when you are ready.
- Tell everyone. Tell the people in the house. Everyone else can wait until tomorrow, or next week.
- Move anything. The bowl, the bed, the leash by the door: leave them exactly where they are. Card 7 is for when you want it, and there is no deadline.
What to say in the house tonight
To a child: "[Name] died today. Her body stopped working and the vet could not fix it. It was not anyone's fault. We are going to be sad for a while, and that is okay." Then stop talking and let them ask. Card 6 has more, by age.
To each other: nothing clever. "I am so sad" is a complete sentence.
One small thing, if you want one
Sit with them for a few minutes. Tell them one thing you will miss. Turn off the light.
That is a goodbye, and it counts. A fuller one can come later, and card 16 will help. Tonight, this is enough.
If tonight feels like more than you can carry, card 25 has people who answer the phone at this hour.
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