Pet Memorials
By Freyja's Forest
Here at Freyja's Forest we offer a wide variety of pet memorial options and are always here to talk about your plans for your pet once they have passed. This is a devastating time for any pet owner and we understand the sensitive nature of this process. We have the upmost respect for you and your pets and are honored by the trust our clients give us in allowing us to do this work. If you are considering a pet memorial for your currently deceased or still living pet, please look through our pet memorial options below. If you would like to receive a quote, use the button below to be redirected to a submission form.
Memorial Examples
Skeletal Articulation
The skeletal articulation pet memorial option refers to a complete skeletal articulation of your pet
Partial Skeletal Articulation
The partial skeletal articulation pet memorial option refers to having one or more parts of your pet articulated, not the entire skeleton. Please look through the examples below.



Cleaned Skeleton (Not articulated)
The cleaned skeleton pet memorial option refers to having your pets skeleton cleaned but not articulated. You receive back all of the bones including the skull.

Skull Cleaning
The skull cleaning pet memorial option is if you want to have the skull of your pet cleaned and returned to you

Fur Tanning
The fur tanning pet memorial option is to have your pets fur tanned completely intact. The tan is a soft and dry tan. It can either be 'ventral" meaning the pelt lays flat with a leather side like the siamese cat pictured. Or it can be "case" meaning there is no cut down the underside and the pelt is like a tube without leather visible like the black mink pictured.



Partial Fur Tanning
The partial fur tanning pet memorial option is to have a part of your pet tanned. This can be a unique patch of fur or just the fur without the face attached.

Fabric Lined Fur Tanning
The fabric lined pet memorial option is to have your pet tanned and lined with a fabric of your choosing. The backing can be simple, or have a decorative border and hanging hardware added to it. See the photos below for examples of these two different options.


Memorial Jewelry
The pet memorial jewelry option is for a piece of Jewelry to be made incorporating a part of your pet. We will default to using sterling silver for jewelry but we can use other metals upon request. The standard option would be a bone ring or stud earrings like the first two photos. If you wish to have something more complex made we can discuss the options. There are some inspiration photos included below.








Dry Heart Preservation
The dry preserved heart pet memorial option is to have your pets heart dry preserved. If you wish to have it placed in a display we often use a black shadow box like the one pictured below.


Dry Preservation of Organ or Paw
The dry preserved organ or paw option is to have your pets organ or paw dry preserved. For the paws, this includes a decorative cap on the end.


Wet Specimen
The wet specimen pet memorial option is to have either your whole pet or a part of your pet made into a wet specimen. Whole pet wet specimens will be better suited for animals on the smaller side, under one pound. Other wet specimens can be the heart, lungs, ect.




Aquamation
If you have a memorial made and wish to have anything not used returned to you in the form of ashes, we offer Aquamation. Aquamation is a water based process that is an alternative to cremation. This option is best suited if your memorial did not use most of the bones as the "ashes" you receive back are mostly bone matter. They will be returned in a vacuum sealed bag.
Cremation
If you have a memorial made and wish to have anything not used returned to you in the form of ashes, we offer Cremation. This option is best suited if your memorial used most of the bones and you would like to have the remains turned into ashes. They will be returned in a vacuum sealed bag.
Paw and Nose Prints
The paw and nose print pet memorial options are to have paw and nose prints taken of your pet. The prints are black ink on archival quality paper.



Whiskers
The whiskers pet memorial option is to have your pets whiskers collected and placed into a jar to be returned to you.
