Losing a beloved cat is never easy, and for many of us the grief can seem unbearable. Here are some resources to help:

Articles

Memorial Keepsakes

-Remember your pet as they were in life with a customized urn from Spirit Remains that are hand made with love.

-Elgin Memorials uses photographs of your pet to create custom portraits that capture the enduring spirit of your departed loved one.

-Create a loving, living reminder of your dog with a BioUrn4Pets memorial from My Eternal Family Tree.

-1,300 unique pet urns and pet memorials to honour your best friend at perfectmemorials.com

-Interweave a small amount of cremated remains into a unique Crystal Remembrance glass art memorial piece.

-Animal-friendly gifts and eCards from World Animal Protection are a beautiful way to give from the heart and celebrate the life of a cherished pet.

-Tribute your pet with a Heart in Diamond wearable memorial diamond created specially from the the hair or cremation ashes of your pet.

-Have a beautiful and ethereal glass bead handmade by Ash Beads with the cremated ashes of your pet.

-Memorialize your beloved pet with a custom oil painting by Carol Poppenga.

-Babyfaces True-3D create custom gold or silver charms to memorialize your beloved pet.

View more Memorial Keepsakes & Grief Resources on the Modern Cat Shop

Books

The Rainbow Bridge

Author Unknown

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together….