Veterinary Collection — Your Companion’s Journey

Gentle guidance from Cherry Tree

Your companion will be cared for with kindness

If your companion has passed away at a veterinary surgery, you may be wondering what happens next. This page explains the journey gently, including the choices you can make now and those that can wait.

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If you saw a Cherry Tree plate at your surgeryIt means that veterinary practice uses Cherry Tree for its pet cremation care.
A familiar, trusted journey

Your surgery and Cherry Tree work together

Your veterinary team will record your wishes and let Cherry Tree know about any special requirements. We then collect your companion from the surgery and care for them throughout their individual cremation. You are always welcome to speak to us directly if you would like more choice or reassurance.

What happens next

A gentle journey, explained step by step

Your surgery and our family will guide you. You do not need to have every answer straight away.

1

Share your wishes

Your veterinary team will ask what you would like for your companion. Tell them about anything important to you, even if you are still unsure about the final memorial.

2

Tell them any special requirements

Paw prints, fur cuttings and other requests must be recorded before cremation. Your surgery will pass these wishes to Cherry Tree.

3

We collect and care for your companion

Cherry Tree collects from the veterinary surgery by arrangement. Your companion’s paperwork stays with them throughout our careful individual process.

4

Choose how they come home

You can choose a simple option through the surgery, explore our wider memorial collection, or speak to us later. There is no pressure to decide everything at once.

Your choices

What are my options?

Veterinary practices often keep arrangements straightforward so they can support families clearly at a difficult time. That simplicity does not limit the choices available from Cherry Tree.

Through your veterinary surgery

Most of our veterinary partners will:

  • record any special requirements you would like;
  • arrange Cherry Tree’s collection;
  • offer familiar choices such as a wooden casket or scatter tube;
  • let you know how your companion’s ashes will be returned.

Some practices discuss only these simpler starting choices. That is completely fine.

More choices from Cherry Tree

Our full collection includes additional urns, caskets, scatter options, jewellery, personalised engraving and keepsakes.

  • Explore the wider collection now.
  • Call us and talk the choices through.
  • Wait and decide after cremation.

You do not need to select a final urn or memorial while you are at the surgery.

Please mention time-sensitive wishes before cremation. Paw prints, fur cuttings and similar keepsakes need to be requested while your companion is still in our care. A final urn, casket or memorial can usually be chosen later.
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