Forever Friends Pet Cremation Service

The most caring people, they create a beautiful memory for your pet.

Friends Forever did an amazing job with Quick, reliable, courteous service! I Highly recommend and will definitely use in the future!

We were referred to Friends Forever by the in-​home vet service we used for our beloved senior cat. They worked directly with our vet for the pick up and then we were to be contacted when he was ready to come home. I emailed their general email address about a week and half after our vet service and I received a prompt reply from Su letting me know that I could pick up the remains the next day. I then made an appointment to pick up the remains and we ventured up to San Marcos to do just that. The directions to their facilities were very clear and there is a sign with their name on it visible from the street. Once there we were helped by another employee and he brought out a nicely packaged bag with a carved wooden name tag. The bag also included a paw print, a lock of hair, and a beautiful wooden box with our cats name engraved on top. It is a lovely memory and we are grateful for the great service provided here.

This place is amazing… Very friendly and helpful in my time of need and sadness. I highly recommend them!!!

Awesome & Amazing. I’m writing this review now on the same day I contacted and did business with Friends Forever, not because I am over my grief, but because it’s therapy for me to pay tribute to my beloved Kajagoogoo, my 20-​year-​old tiger tabby kitty who I’ve had since she was six weeks old. Today was the day I made the painful decision to help her pass peacefully to the other side. After chronic illness, well into her senior years and displaying signs of dementia and waiting to cross over, asking for my help in her feline manner, I knew the right time was now, and Forever Friends helped me more than I was ever expecting. {My Kaja was so out of it, that taking her to the vet for euthanasia (Greek for «good death») was an option; my previous cat passed away at home with the vet because she was a different story and would have been stressed out.} After I returned home with Kajagoogoo’s body in her carrier wrapped in a clean black terry towel, I had received a call back from Sue. (My morning was spent lining up something for tomorrow.) After finally connecting on the phone, I knew it was too late for today but would gladly have waited for Monday morning for someone to make the pick up. BUT NO: Sue said she would stay even on a Sunday, after 5pm, on Father’s Day, a holiday no less. She didn’t act as though she was doing me a favor, just one of the right things to do for someone in this situation. I drove up to San Marcos from San Diego because I was at peace with my decision and felt this was the right path on this new journey I was taking: to take care of my beloved cat’s passing.
When I arrived, I was greeted by Sue, who reminds me of a best friend of mine. Sue was wonderful, understanding, compassionate and she and I were on the same page. She even recognized the unusual name of my pet as being the 80’s rock band she was named after! I left my baby’s remains in good care and will receive her ashes in the oak box urn with engraved nameplate, lock of fur and ceramic paw print. I may update my review, but for now I am grateful for Forever Friends, Sue (who is an awesome lady), and their reasonable pricing and excellent options to have gotten me through what has been a most momentous day.

Not a great way to start my Unilocal experience. I cannot start any other way because of this wonderful business.
Unfortunately, I’ve had to contact Friends Forever twice in the last 9 months. In 9/​2012, our long time, furry family member, Penny took her trip to the Rainbow Bridge. Penny was 16 and it was not unexpected. The way Penny and our family was treated during this terrible time by Friends Forever was nothing short of amazing.
Sadly, last Saturday, 06÷01÷13, we had to call on Friends Forever for the unexpected death of our beautiful, 8 years young, Boston Terrier, Annabelle. That day was one of the worst in my recent memory. The only bright light was the way Friends Forever handled our initial call and our contact with them since. Annabelle will be coming back home to us this week and I feel comfort knowing she was treated with the same care and respect our Penny received last year.
When your baby comes home to you, they will be presented to you in a very dignified, beautiful, and thoughtful packaging that will allow you to to take your time to deal with the box containing the remains. We left ours intact for a couple of weeks. We read the enclosed «Rainbow Bridge» poem, over and over and when we were ready, Penny was placed on our mantel in her beautiful box with her name engraved on the outside.
When a time like this comes along for you, don’t go by these amazing people and the service they provide. I cannot say enough about them but will not spend my first time on Unilocal rambling for the rest of the night.

I just have to thank this company. We had to put down our lab of 13.5 years on 04/​02/​2013. We chose to do cremation. I picked up her ashes today. I was brought to tears by the paw print, ornament and lock of hair that was in the bag with her ashes in a beautiful cedar box. Thank You so much.
The Morse Family

They were extremely helpful and compassionate. We were coming from SD (close to Downtown) as they were the only people open after 2pm on weekends. They waited after hours to help us. Were extremely nice and professional and compassionate.
We hope we don’t have to do this again, any time soon… but if we do, we would choose them again.
Thank you for everything!
Chicho’s mom.

I’m not really sure what to make of this place, but after picking up the remains of my girlfriend’s cat, we didn’t feel too good about it.
First of all, it’s in a strange location right next to a North County Firearms store. I knows Friends Forever can’t help this, but it started out this sensitive experience with a bad vibe.
The office of FF was not what I was expecting. It was dimly lit and dingy, and it had a strange chemical/​cleaner smell, which I can only imagine is to mask the smell of their operations. The woman who helped us made a bad joke about our cat having left the building before we got there (like she was still alive and walked away), which we thought was weird and insensitive. I expect the warmest and most friendly customer service in this line of business.
The package they gave us was very nice though, with the box of ashes and a tuft of hair all wrapped up in a elegant bag. I have to say, I did not like the poems with religious connotations; it’s just not what I would have wanted with the passing of our pet.
We actually only used FF because it was the the company the vet who came to our house and put our pet down chose. If I had a choice, I probably would have gone somewhere else.

Friends Forever is everything you read in the previous reviews and more. At a time that it was difficult for us to think about what we wanted or needed for our dog Summit, Friends Forever helped us through the process and then returned her remains to us in the most beautiful wooden box with a tuft of her fur, a ceramic paw print, and more all nicely presented as tastefully as you can imagine. I really felt they deeply cared about our dog, and it showed in every way. Thank you Friends Forever for making a difficult time a little easier.

Friends Forever is a class act. They provided an excellent service during a very difficult experience. I highly recommend Friends Forever based on their courtesy, professionalism, and quality service. Words cannot express my gratitude for the dignity in which the passing of my dog was handled.

We had to put our kitty of 8 years to rest very unexpectedly and we opted to say goodbye to him at home. Dr. Redfield from Vets to pets coordinated with Friends Forever to have his remains creamated. We were not expecting to get his remains for at least 2 weeks and were pleasantly surprised that he was ready after only 5 days. They offered delivery the following Monday but we wanted to pick him up in person sooner. We were greeted with very professional staff who showed us his remains, along with a swatch of his furr, his paw print in a clay mold, and his certificate of cremation. It really helped us with the healing process of saying goodbye to our good friend and to have his ashes back so quickly really helped. Thank you so much for everything.

When our beautiful cat of 15 years passed away we contacted Friends Forever, after doing research in Unilocal.The woman who promptly returned our call was compassionate and professional. The next morning the remains of our kitty were picked up at our home by the same respectful woman on the phone.
It was so hard to let go of our pet, but the kind service of Friends Forever made us feel that our cat was being given the care and respect she deserved. Her ashes came back to us a week later in a beautiful cedar box with her name engraved on the top. The box was placed in a pretty gift bag surrounded by paw-​print tissue paper and a touching poem inside. Very thoughtful. It made a difficult time a little easier. I
Friends Forever Pet Cremation Service surpassed expectations; I’m glad I took the time to research on Unilocal-​the reviews were spot-​on.

This company goes above and beyond. We hired Dr. Benson at Paws Into Grace to euthanize our 15 year old dog at home. She recommended Friends Forever because they are more reasonably priced than other cremation services and have great integrity. Friends Forever met Dr. Benson at our house to take our dog’s body away. A few days later they hand delivered a beautiful cedar box with a nameplate, a paw print, a tuft of fur, a death certificate, and two lovely poems — elegantly wrapped with a wooden engraved tag. I am extremely grateful to them for making a difficult decision a little less painful. Also, they are reasonably priced. All other cremation services I researched (and one I used last year for our other old dog) cost $ 100 more than Friends Forever and that was without the pick up and drop off service.

When my dog died at home, we called another service for pick up and cremation but they had an answering service and didn’t return our call for a few hours so after an internet search we called Friends Forever. I am so grateful we found them. They answered right away and came to pick up our dog’s body within about 20 minutes.
When I picked up his ashes, the lady who met me was very professional and kind. The whole presentation of the ashes, clipping of fur, paw print, cremains certificate, etc. was beautiful and really nicely done. I had another dog cremated a few years ago by a different place and all I got (for the same price as Friends Forever charged) was a metal urn.
Thank you, Friends Forever, for making such a difficult experience as pleasant and easy as possible

My cat, Niko, was diagnosed with bladder cancer and when his time came it was very sudden. I wanted a home euthanasia to make things less stressful for Niko and to allow my other cat to say goodbye. I learned about Friends Forever through the at home euthanasia service I used, Vets to Pets (see review there).
I called Friends Forever to ask some questions and the woman on the phone was friendly and informative. I really liked that they actually came to my house and met Vets to Pets and waited outside so that Niko was immediately transported to them.
I also really liked the fact that his cremains were delivered to my house as well. The presentation is really quite nice. I chose the Oak Urn. There is an engraved name plate on it and I was provided with some of Niko’s fur, his paw print, and a couple of poems, as well as the cremation certificate.
The only thing I would do differently is have the clay for the paw print be smaller for a small paw or maybe have it in a nice bag. I plan on going to get my own sheer fabric bag to place it in. I will forewarn people that the Oak Urn is really hard to open, but how often do you open an urn anyway, plus I don’t really want an urn that opens easily. I actually called about this and the woman gave me some tips on how to open it. I was impressed that she actually remembered me and Niko. I placed his fur in there with a couple of pictures.
I was very pleased with the service. Friends Forever just takes the thought out of those details that you just don’t want to have to think about at a time like this.