Aftercare Options

Communal Cremation

Communal cremation provides a respectful way to handle your pet’s remains. Gateway Pet Memorial offers communal cremation where a pet is cremated with other animals, and their remains are not returned to the owner. A portion of the cremated remains from each communal cremation is interred in a communal monument at a Sandy Ridge Pet Cemetery, while the remainder of the ashes are buried there. You may choose to order keepsakes such as paw prints or fur clippings at the time of communal cremation.

Communal Cremation Fees

Dogs Under 20lbs

$50

$100

Dogs 20-100lbs

Dogs Over 100lbs

$150

$50

Cats

Rabbits or Pocket Pets

$30

Bringing Your Pet’s Remains Home

We offer Euthabags for people who are bringing their pet home. An alternative to bringing your pet’s remains home in a blanket or towel, the Euthabag is ecological, respectful, and leak-proof and can be customized with permanent markers or paint. This option is $20, and is in addition to the euthanasia fee. You may wish to purchase the Euthabag in advance if you plan to decorate it.

You are also welcome to bring your own blanket, towel, box, or other alternative to bring your pets remains home. There is no additional charge for this option.

Private Cremation – $250

Private cremation provides you with the opportunity to keep your pet’s cremated remains as a permanent and personal keepsake. When you choose private cremation, your pet will be the only pet in the cremation chamber. When the cremation process is complete, Gateway Pet Memorial ensures that you receive only the cremated remains of your pet, and will return your pet’s remains in a complementary scatter tube along with a certificate of cremation. Private cremation is available for any pet for $250.

Note: This fee includes a scatter tube containing your pet’s remains, not an urn. A variety of urns are available for an additional cost. Cremation fees are in addition to the cost of euthanasia.

Memorial Keepsake Options

All memorial keepsake prices are in addition to the cremation fee (aside from the scatter tube included with all private cremations).

Scatter Tube

Included with private cremation fee of $250.

Community Veterinary Clinic - Gateway paw print

Ink Paw Print - $50

An ink print of your pet's paw

Memorial Clay Pawprint - $65

A lasting impression of your pet’s paw print in terra cotta clay (name is not included).

Lasting Paws Natural Pawprint - $150

Available in multiple colours, the Lasting Paws natural paw print features a pure, unglazed paw print surrounded by a hand-painted glazed oval and your pet’s name. Paw print will be mounted in a faux leather case.

Metal Blue Urn - $125

Decorative metal blue urn engraved with your pet's name.

Metal Tan Urn - $125

Decorative metal tan urn engraved with your pet's name.

Paw or Nose Print Charm - $85

Keep your pet's memory close with this stainless steel necklace engraved with their paw or nose print

Hand Carved Wood Urn - $125

Hand carved wood urn engraved with your pet's name.

Crimson Odyssey Urn - $200

Decorative crimson paw print urn engraved with your pet’s name.

Moonlight Odyssey Urn - $200

Decorative moonlight blue paw print urn engraved with your pet’s name.

Pearl Odyssey Urn - $200

Decorative pearl paw print urn engraved with your pet’s name.

Euthabag - $20

An alternative to bringing your pet’s remains home in a blanket or towel, the Euthabag is ecological, respectful, and leak-proof and can be customized with permanent markers or paint.