About this site: a cat-only guide, not a crematorium
We write practical guides for people whose cat has died or is nearing the end, and we pass your request to providers near you. We don't own a crematorium and we never pretend to.
- Independent and focused only on cats
- Figures linked to their sources
- No pressure, no hidden fees from us
Who we are
A guide written only for cat owners
Cat Cremation Services is an independent information and request service. We publish guides about what happens after a cat dies, and when you ask us to, we look for providers who serve your area and email you what they offer and charge. That's the whole business.
We are not a crematorium. We don't own chambers, vehicles or memorial gardens, and we don't collect pets. The crematorium, vet or home-visit service you choose is an independent business, and your agreement is with them. We'd rather say that plainly at the top than have you discover it later.
We focus on cats because their aftercare really is different. They return a few ounces of ash rather than pounds, they often die suddenly after hiding an illness, and many live in homes with other cats who will notice the loss. Generic pet pages rarely mention any of that. Our guide to cat aftercare starts from those realities.
Why this site exists
Why a cat owner might need an independent guide
Most people arrange cremation through their vet at the worst possible moment, with no chance to compare. That's understandable, and many vets work with excellent crematoriums. But the information gap is real. When the UK competition regulator looked into it, only 52%[1] of people who bought a pet cremation remembered being told the price and package options.
Online it's even harder. In a review of UK vet practice websites that showed prices, just 2%[2] listed cremation prices at all, and a study of US practice websites found only 20.6%[3] mentioned after-death care. So families end up searching at midnight with a cat wrapped in a towel beside them. This site tries to make that search shorter and calmer, starting with plain explanations of every option on our cat aftercare services page.
How it works
What happens when you send us a request
- You tell us the basics. Your cat's approximate weight, where you are, whether you'd like the ashes back, and anything else that matters to you, like home collection or a paw print.
- We look for providers serving your area. That can include independent crematoriums, vet-linked services and home-euthanasia vets, depending on what you asked for.
- We reply by email. You'll get the options we found, with prices where the provider shares them, and questions worth asking each one.
- You decide. You contact the provider you prefer directly, or none at all. There's no obligation and nothing to cancel.
We can't promise a particular provider will be available on a given day, and we don't quote prices on a provider's behalf. What we can do is save you some of the phone calls. More detail on what to include is on our contact page.
Where our numbers come from
How we research prices, lifespans and grief
Every figure you see with a small source marker comes from a published source we've read: government reviews like the UK Competition and Markets Authority's investigation into vet services, veterinary studies such as the VetCompass cat life expectancy study, pet population surveys, insurer and lender price guides, and peer-reviewed grief research. You can see the full list on our research page.
Some figures are labelled our estimate. Those are our own calculations built from published facts, and we show the reasoning. For example, by combining the American Pet Products Association's ownership survey with a Banfield study of US cat lifespans, we estimate that ~4.7 million[4] pet cats die in the US each year. Estimates help put things in proportion, but they're never presented as official statistics.
53 million[5]
We try not to stretch facts. A UK price stays a UK price, in pounds. A study of dogs isn't quoted as if it were about cats. When the evidence for cats specifically is thin, we say so rather than borrowing a dog number.
Editorial standards
What you'll never see on this site
- Star ratings, testimonials or customer stories we can't verify.
- Claims that this site carries out cremations, collects pets or runs facilities.
- Invented staff, offices, awards or years in business.
- Prices presented as exact when they're really averages or ranges.
- Poll results presented as research. Our reader polls are live and informal, and we label them that way.
If you spot something that's wrong or out of date, please tell us through the contact form. We review pages regularly and date every update at the bottom of the page.
A grieving owner deserves the plain truth about prices and process, told kindly, before they have to sign anything.
Beyond the guides
Free tools and reader polls for cat owners
Alongside the guides we've built small calculators that run in your browser and don't store what you type. They answer the questions cat owners tend to ask first: how big an urn a cat needs, what a cremation might cost in your country, and how much ash to expect. You'll find them all in our tools section.
Free tool
Urn size calculator
Find the urn volume you need from your pet's weight, plus keepsake and sharing options.
Our polls ask the things surveys rarely do: whether your other cats saw the one who died, which keepsake you'd keep, whether your cat hid their illness. They're anonymous, and the answers are shared on the live results page.
Looking back, did your cat hide signs of illness?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
Reader polls
What would you choose?
Vote anonymously and see how other readers answered. The results are live counts from people who visit this site, so they show real opinions, not a scientific sample.
Looking back, did your cat hide signs of illness?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
What kind of life did (or does) your cat lead?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
Who made (or will make) the aftercare decision in your household?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
Questions people ask
Are you a cat crematorium?
No. We're an independent guide and request service. We publish information about cat aftercare and, when you ask, we find providers near you and email you their options. The cremation itself is always carried out by an independent provider that you choose and pay directly.
Can you help if I live outside the US?
Often, yes. Our guides use US, UK, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Irish and Japanese figures where we have them, each in its own currency. Send a request with your town and country and we'll tell you honestly whether we could find providers who serve you.
How do you choose which providers to mention?
We look at who actually serves your area and offers what you asked for, such as private cremation, home collection or water cremation. We don't rank providers or publish star ratings, and we encourage you to ask every provider the same questions before you decide.
Why are some of your numbers marked as estimates?
Where no official figure exists, we sometimes calculate one from published facts, for example combining cat ownership with lifespan data to estimate yearly deaths. We label these clearly as our estimates and explain the method, so you can judge how much weight to give them.
Sources and our estimates
- [1] Only 52% of UK cremation buyers recalled receiving information on the price of the service and different packages. UK Competition and Markets Authority - Veterinary services for household pets, Provisional decision report Part A (Oct 2025), 2025.
- [2] In a CMA targeted review of UK vet practice websites showing prices, only 2% listed cremation prices. UK Competition and Markets Authority - Veterinary services for household pets, Provisional decision report Part A (Oct 2025), 2025.
- [3] Only 20.6% of reviewed US veterinary practice websites mentioned after-death body care (32% referenced euthanasia at all). Cooney, Kogan, Brooks, Ellis - Pet Owners' Expectations for Pet End-of-Life Support and After-Death Body Care, Topics in Companion Animal Medicine (2020), 2020.
- [4] Roughly 4.7 million pet cats likely die in the US each year. Our estimate: US cat-owning households (53M) x 1 cat / US cat life expectancy (11.18 yrs). How we calculate.
- [5] About 53 million US households own at least one cat. American Pet Products Association (APPA) 2025 State of the Industry, 2025.
Tell us about your cat
Tell us what you need and where you are. We'll reply by email with clear options and prices so you can decide in your own time.