Rest Well Pet Memorials - Pet Aftercare Beyond the Usual in the Portland and Salem Oregon Area - Rest Well Pet Memorials

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REST WELL PET MEMORIALS

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Rest Well Pet Memorials – Pet Aftercare Beyond the Usual in the Portland and Salem Oregon Areacarlabrauer2020-09-15T18:49:10+00:00

AFTERCARE & MEMORIAL OPTIONS BEYOND THE USUAL

Rest Well Pet Memorials is a judgement-free, compassionate space for you to explore unique memorial and disposition options for your beloved companions.

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Bobby is a very special kitten who passed from hyd

Bobby is a very special kitten who passed from hydrocephalus far too young. It was such an honor that his foster family reached out to me to preserve his special skull and arrange for cremation.

Young pets are a special challenge because the bones of the skull haven't had a chance to fully develop and fuse together yet (a single cat skull is actually a collection of 29 different bones!), so I get to practice my puzzle skills in reconstructing them once they are cleaned. This sweet kitty's condition caused brain swelling, which distorts and enlarges parts of the skull.

As you can see from the last two photos, Bobby's life was filled with love and care, and his personality had a chance to shine brief and bright on this earth. It was lovely to be a small part of your journey, little one. 💜

Beautiful Bear, whose skull we preserved and coate

Beautiful Bear, whose skull we preserved and coated with copper metal and a verdigris patina.

The patina chemicals react with the metal to create shades of blue-green, which are a little different every time. I then burnish by hand to reveal and polish the metal below. 💜

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One of the things I love about my work is getting

One of the things I love about my work is getting to honor pets just as they are. With missing teeth, crooked tails, imperfect fur, scars and other legacies of time spent in bodies that go through a lot with age. These stories the body tells are testaments to strong spirits, and the people who gave them the love and care to stay with us a while longer.

Rest well Tika, an 18 year-old Chihuahua with the kinkiest little tail. Thank you to her family for letting me preserve her skeleton and immortalize her tail through taxidermy. 💜

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One of the ways we help memorialize our beloved pe

One of the ways we help memorialize our beloved pets is through taxidermy. Most taxidermy mounts are stiff and posed in a fixed position, and it just never felt right to ask families to choose a permanent pose for a part of their pet that was always in motion! We developed a process for mounting tails that stay flexible, poseable and strong. They'll keep any shape you bend them into, and the custom form beneath the fur is cast to replicate all the anatomical details.

I know these types of pet memorials are not for everyone, but to the families we help they are very meaningful. This is a compassionate, judgement-free space where we welcome all questions and requests, and there are no "weird" questions. 💜

#taxidermy #pettaxidermy #petmemorial #catmemorial #petpreservation #rainbowbridge #deathpositive

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Bone Cleaning

Bone Cleaning

Preserve a skull, special bone or complete skeleton.

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Cremation

Cremation

Water-based cremation services that are gentle for both your pet and the environment.

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Pet Hide Tanning

Pet Hide Tanning

Keep a special part of your pet's fur or the entire hide.

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Prints & More

Prints & More

Paw prints and other memorial options

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Freeze Drying

Freeze Drying

Coming Soon: Freeze drying preserves your pet's natural form for a lifetime.