how much does it cost to have a medium sized dog cremated?

Question

think Border collie and australian shepherd sized, no my dogs arent' dead, nor are they near it, but I was just thinking how I would be able to manage their remains, since they are fairly large sompared to my other animals., it would be like burying a human. For most of our dogs (chihuahua and dachshund mixes, etc.) their last stops will be a burial on the hill by our house, where other pets are already, mostly hamsters and parakeets, but also a pair of rabbits and my grand pa's poor dog, spike, who was a cairn terrier mix, but it would take all day to bury one of my other two dogs, so, on average, how much would it cost to cremate and buy a simple jug.jar.urn.box.whatever.

even hamsters? that's a bit much for a hamster, wouldn't you say?

yah, most states prefer you cremate them, rather than contribute to ground water pollution and bad air qualtiy (stinky rotting animals) but we always seal our pet's remains in 2 ziplocs, in a box and the box is taped up, then we bury that, it helps a lot with odor and our little hill isn't near a source of ground water.

Answer 1

Are your dogs insured, if they are cremation costs should be covered. It would be difficult to put a price on cremation costs because as said it is done by the size of the dog, plus prices increase so often the price now would not apply when the time comes for your dogs. You could ring the vets and ask about current prices to get an idea of cost, but I would be tempted to bury them on the hill by your house with the rest of the family pets. If you love your dogs then the time it takes to dig their grave is irrelevant, it will be your last act of kindness for your pet.

Answer 2

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how much does it cost to have a medium sized dog cremated?
think Border collie and australian shepherd sized, no my dogs arent' dead, nor are they near it, but I was just thinking how I would be able to manage their remains, since they are fairly large sompared to my other animals., it would be like burying a human. For most of our dogs (chihuahua and...

Answer 3

The price again with anything else to do with animals varies widely.
Most places go by weight.
Also as you should know it's hard to predict ahead unless you can find a place that you pay now and hope they are open wehn the time comes;< but everythign goes up just about every year so who knows what it will be then.
I don't know why it would take that long to bury I have buried a great dane and iin hard clay and only took about 3 hours with a lot of rest inbetween.

Answer 4

When I had my dog put down, cremated and ashes returned to me, it was $250..she was a Rottie, I cant remember what she weighed off hand, she was 17 and had lost alot of weight from being sick, so she wasnt at a normal Rott weight. I got her back in a nice pine box with lock and key and her name engraved on it.
Its really going to depend on where you have it done, and how much the dog weighs.
Call and ask your vet. The SPCA and shelters usually do "custom" cremations..they may be a little less expensive.

Answer 5

It cost approximately $110.00 to have my 25 lb. dog cremated 5 years ago. Her ashes came in a carton, I wouldn't pay for any urn. Her ashes were spread around an Ash tree I planted in the front garden.

Answer 6

I had to have my maltese /westie cross cremated recently and she cost $220.00 and she was a small dog, cheers John.

Answer 7

it normally costs around 200-250 for any size animal.

Answer 8

I didn't know that they cremated dogs!!!!