, Grave Marker, Perpetual Care Fee

A receptacle made of concrete, metal or wood into which the pet’s casket is placed as an extra precaution in protecting the remains from the elements.   Grave Marker

  The following listing of pet loss terminology has been prepared to help pet owners prepare for and manage the after-care of their pets. A number of these terms are used interchangeably while others [..]

).   Annual Maintenance Fee

The residual remaining following the cremation of a pet’s remains (see also Cremains

One of the pet cremations offered at Thistledown Pet Memorial. The remains of a limited number of pets are placed in the crematorium at one time but the pets are well spaced, have small blocks placed [..]

The act of placing a deceased pet’s remains in an underground chamber (see also Earth Burial

).   Burial Fee

, Burial Case

, Coffin