Pet Keepsake Urns

A Small Memorial for Your Beloved Pet

The place a pet holds in your life is rarely small. A pet keepsake urn offers a meaningful way to keep a portion of their ashes close, whether you are sharing cremated remains among family members, keeping a small remembrance after scattering or burial, or simply choosing a more petite memorial.

Our collection of pet keepsake urns for ashes includes heart-shaped keepsakes, paw-print designs, memorial boxes, mini urns and other small memorials created to hold cremated remains. Some are subtle and traditional, while others include details that immediately bring a beloved companion to mind.

The right keepsake may be the one that feels most connected to the memories you want to hold onto.

Pet Ashes Keepsakes in Meaningful Designs

A keepsake can become a small but deeply personal part of the home. Some families choose a heart or paw-print design to represent the bond they shared. Others prefer a miniature version of a traditional urn, a sculptural memorial or a pet keepsake box that can be displayed alongside a photograph, collar or tag.

For a memorial chosen specifically for your companion, explore our dog urns and dog keepsakes or cat urns and cat keepsakes.

Many designs can also be personalized with a name, dates or a few carefully chosen words. Even a simple detail can make a pet memorial keepsake feel unmistakably theirs.

Keeping a Portion of Their Ashes

Pet cremation keepsakes are especially meaningful when you do not plan to keep all of the ashes in one place.

You may want to keep a small portion after scattering the rest somewhere your pet loved. Family members may each wish to have a remembrance of their own. Or you may choose a keepsake to accompany a larger urn that holds most of the cremated remains.

For a wearable memorial that holds an even smaller portion of ashes, explore our pet cremation jewelry.

If you would rather keep all of your companion's ashes together, our complete collection of pet memorials includes a wider range of sizes and memorial styles.

Small Urns for Smaller Pets

A petite or mini pet urn may sometimes hold all of the ashes of a smaller animal rather than serving only as a keepsake.

This makes capacity more important than the words "keepsake," "mini" or "petite." Always check the cubic-inch capacity on the individual product page and consider how much of your pet's ashes you intend to place inside.

A small urn that holds only a portion of a larger pet's ashes may have enough capacity to serve as the primary urn for a much smaller companion.

A Pet Memorial You Can Display with Love

Pet ashes keepsakes are often small enough to rest naturally on a bedside table, bookshelf, mantel or another place where the memorial can remain close without becoming the focus of the room.

You might display the keepsake with a photograph or another memento, or simply keep it on its own. There is no particular way a pet memorial needs to be arranged. What matters is finding something that feels right for the companion you are remembering.

For memorials intended for a person, you can also browse our complete collection of cremation urns for ashes or smaller cremation keepsakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a pet keepsake urn?

A pet keepsake urn is a smaller urn designed to hold a portion of a pet's cremated remains rather than necessarily holding all of the ashes.

Keepsake urns are often chosen when ashes are being shared among family members, when most of the ashes will be scattered or buried, or when someone wants to keep a small remembrance close.

How much ash does a pet keepsake urn hold?

Capacity varies significantly by design, so there is no single standard size for a pet keepsake urn. Some hold only a few cubic inches, while other petite urns have considerably more capacity.

Check the cubic-inch capacity listed on the product page to determine how much the individual keepsake can hold.

Can a pet keepsake urn hold all of my pet's ashes?

It can, depending on the size of your pet and the capacity of the urn.

When you are choosing an urn to hold all of the ashes, a commonly used guideline is to allow at least one cubic inch of capacity for each pound your pet weighed before cremation. A 10-pound pet, for example, would generally require at least 10 cubic inches.

Because the amount of cremated remains can vary, consider this a starting point and check the capacity of the specific urn before purchasing.

Can pet ashes be divided among several keepsakes?

Yes. Cremated remains can be divided among several pet keepsake urns if family members would each like a remembrance.

You can also keep most of the ashes in a larger urn and place smaller portions in keepsakes or cremation jewelry. How you divide the ashes is entirely personal.

What is the difference between a pet keepsake urn and pet cremation jewelry?

Both are designed to hold a small portion of cremated remains, but a keepsake urn generally holds more ashes and is intended for display.

Pet cremation jewelry typically contains a very small inner compartment and is designed to be worn or kept as a personal remembrance.

Can pet keepsake urns be personalized?

Many pet keepsake urns can be personalized with a name, dates, initials or a short memorial message. Personalization may be engraved directly onto the urn or added through a plaque, pendant or another element depending on the design.

Check the individual product page to see the personalization available for a particular keepsake.

How do I put ashes into a pet keepsake urn?

Pet ashes are commonly returned in a sealed bag or temporary container. To fill a keepsake, only the amount you wish to preserve in that memorial needs to be transferred.

Because openings and closures differ by design, check the product details before transferring the ashes. Our guide to transferring ashes to a cremation urn explains different urn openings and ways to make the transfer easier.