When it was close to our pet passing away, we found Only Cremations For Pets and spoke to Kayla. She answered all our questions about the process and services they would provide to our beloved dog, Ronni. She explained how we could watch as little or as much of the cremation process as we wished. She also explained the "Private Viewing" and what the entire package would cost and entail. The morning Ronni departed our life, we brought her to Only Cremations and they kept her for us until the viewing, which was a couple days later. The day of the viewing, we were already an emotional mess, but Brittany was there right away to show us the presentation of Ronni in the viewing room. She was beautiful and had a blanket laid over the lower half of her body. Ronni looked like she was peacefully sleeping. There was ambient lighting and somber, relaxing music playing, a vase of flowers nearby, a sofa, and of course a box of tissues for our use. We were given up to two hours to spend with Ronni in the private viewing room for us to say our last goodbyes. We felt grateful to see her beautiful face one last time. During this time, Aldair came in and took her clay paw prints and we also had some ink paw prints done. He did a great job capturing the definition of her paw prints. Both Brittany and Aldair made this time more supportable with their patience and compassion and the gentleness they had with our baby girl. When it was time for the cremation, we had to leave the viewing room and go to another room, as our 86 pound Ronni needed a larger cremator chamber. We were able to sit in this room and watch through a window as Aldair placed her into the compartment. We had previously viewed the entire cremation process with another pet of ours and wished to ensure we received only their cremains, with little chance of a mixture or unknown other pet being switched out. Sounds a little paranoid, but we've heard stories, and this way gave us peace of mind knowing we were definitely receiving Ronnie's cremains. After the cremation process, approximately 90 minutes later, Aldair carefully and thoughtfully prepared the cremains for us to be able to take our Ronni home with us in a nice wooden urn provided as part of the package. Brittany presented us with a fabric bag with the urn inside, along with the clay and ink paw prints, a certificate note of sorts, and a packet of flower seeds. We are so thankful for this experience your establishment provided. Some of the "mom and pop" stand alone facilities have been bought out by big chain corporations, and they do not provide this same service as you have given to us. It's almost as if they have something to hide or don't want you to see. You've provided us with the best farewell we could give Ronni and are so appreciative Dr. George Katcherian founded and created this location for us to give a compassionate goodbye to our loving pets. read more

We lost our fur baby and Only Cremations took great care of everything. David was in contact with me about the delivery. Thank you for your wonderful service read more

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I used only cremations for the past 15 years. It's comforting to know they're always there. They take care of your fur babies as they pass over the rainbow. read more

Ghosted - inexcusable: I filled out their "online contact form" with details of my needs and they failed to get back to me. The following day I spoke with a friend who used them more than 8 times, she called them and they said they would get back to me immediately... they did not. read more

Thank you for taking care of my baby and returning her to me so quickly. I came to pick her up rather than delivery just for my own peace of mind, and the entire process was very simple. read more

Even though this has been a difficult and emotional time for our family losing our pet unexpectedly, this company was so welcoming, sincere, and wonderful when they hand delivered the ashes of our beloved dog, Bourbon, back to our home. What a gorgeous presentation brought by a wonderful young lady named Danielle. She was so caring and personable when she came to our home and made me feel at peace. Thank you read more

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Shout out to Brian and Davis!! I was so concerned about getting my dog so I called. Brian was so nice and helped me right away and eased my concerns. Davis called me and told me he would be hand delivering my dog soon. When he got to me he was so kind and gentle which made me so happy. Thank you!!! read more

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A daycare right by a cremation place is just wrong. You can hear dogs barking while picking up your fur babies remains. Super ick.

On 08/22/2024, my beloved Pomeranian Sylvie passed away at VCA West Los Angeles. Needless to say, I was shocked and heartbroken. The following week, I got a text from Only Cremations regarding the cremation arrangements. The process of choosing an urn and additional services (I selected an ink nose print and name on paw print impression), was pretty easy. About a week later, I was notified that everything was ready for pick-up. They were kind enough to arrange for a Saturday pick-up with the vet office across the street. The urn, paw impression, and overall presentation exceeded my expectations. I loved my dog so much, and I wanted to make sure that she was memorialized in a way that does her justice. Only Cremations for Pets did a great job with packaging everything with care. I cried as I drove home, with my girl back in the car with me, since the last time I dropped her off in the emergency hospital. Thank you for helping to preserve her memory. read more

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Unfortunately I had to get my pet cremated earlier this year. I took my baby to the Hospital in Garden Grove and they are partnered with Only Cremations for Pets. I was charged about 420 for a private cremation. The process was fast and easy. I 100% recommend coming here. They even made a paw print stamp of my baby. And provided me with a small urn for him. read more

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They were so kind and welcoming. They let us take our time and made us feel feel we made the right choices. They quoted 5 days to be able to pick up the cremains .. but they were ready the next day. The price was reasonable considering the nice quality of the product read more

My sweet Vaidah crossed the rainbow bridge on the 6th of August and her remains were returned September 3rd. She came back home in a box that was big enough for a German shepherd and I was bothered because my bby was only 6 pounds. The next morning I called and spoke with a gentleman who asked that I send a picture to their email so that he could verify it was indeed the wrong size. He said they would be able to send a replacement (if need be) to the hospital I picked her up at. After sending the email, I called to confirm my picture was received. MELISSA answered the phone this time and was very helpful. She took down my personal address to priority ship a smaller box. I also asked that she double check if my Vaidah was indeed aquamated because the certificate I received said cremation. She reassured me that the certificates were preset but she could make another one for me. Two days later, I received a revised certificate and a smaller box on my porch. I appreciate you Melissa! Thank you for your help and your kindness. Rest in peace Vaidah Anne. We miss your tip toes around the house and you yelling for breakfast. One star gone because we went from a large to a medium. The paw is beautiful and the forget me not seeds are sweet. Thanks again! read more

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This was the service my vet's office used to cremate my pet. When she passed, she deteriorated very quickly, and I didn't get the chance to take her paw print myself. I also didn't realize this was something that would be included. I am so incredibly grateful for this company. Receiving her paw print was a complete surprise, and it meant more to me than I can express. After she passed, it was something I kept thinking about and regretted not doing. Having this keepsake brought me a great deal of comfort, and I truly appreciate the care and thoughtfulness they showed during such a difficult time. read more

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Whatever you do do not use this place! I had my cat of 17 years old Cremated here through VCA When I received his ashes, which was a cat, they tried to tell me that the paw print was his. You can see in the photo attached that the one on the left is a dog the one they provided. The one on the right is the one I did two hours before my cat passed away. You can clearly see there are two different paw prints on top of two different animals. The fact that they kept trying to tell me that this is a cat paw print is completely wrong. They messed up horribly and they can't admit that they're wrong so they're trying to make it seem like this paw print is my cat when you can clearly tell that it is a dog paw print they try to make their customers seem like liars. And they avoid taking responsibility of their mistakes. What's really sad is some people may not even realize that their paw prints are not even their animals because this place has quite a few issues I found out. Also, my vet that I took my cat to has ended their contract with this place due to as many issues is that they have had like this one. I will always remember what this place did. I will always make sure that they never get business. This is a memory that I will never forget. And right after losing my 17-year-old cat this is pretty horrible to have to remember this horrible situation. If I could give them no stars, I totally would, but it does not work that way. Don't use this place call another crematorium !!! Personally, next time I am going to be using the one I used prior all cremations where they were loving they took my feelings for granted and they made sure I was okay but this place no they just wanted to make sure that no one found out that they messed up. All the associates at this place did not take responsibility for messing up on a time sensitive situation. I actually am going to be reporting this to the Better Business Bureau and to the vet Association! read more

Only Cremations For Pets - The left paw print is a dog received by only cremations saying this was my cat. The one on the right is the paw print I took of my cat. - Pet Transportation Near Me - Newport Beach, California

David kept in contact with me throughout the entire process. He was wonderful and responded within minutes.

although no pet parent ever wants to think about what to do once their baby passes away, i'm so happy we were able to work with only cremations for pets. mariam was the lovely attendant who helped me and my family when making arrangements for our baby elmo. although they had a full schedule for the month of december for private viewings, mariam and the team were very flexible and helped us to work something out. thanks to the work you guys do, my family and i were able to get at least a little bit of closure during this difficult time. read more

Our little baby Bear was cremated here, it hurts my heart that he is no longer here with us. I just want to thank everyone who helped out with our little guy. I received a text saying our little guy should arrive at our house soon, my sister lives 30 mins away from this location. So I asked if I could pick up his sweet little ashes instead, since I'll be in town. They were so sweet and told us we can pick up today before 4pm. I also asked what day/time he was cremated and they were kind enough to tell me. The feeling of picking up his ashes myself gave me a peace of mind and comfort feeling, so my baby knows that I am here for him. So he can follow me back home ! Thank you so much ! To Bear, Mama loves you so much. I miss snuggling with you, I miss having you sleep on my chest every day. Life w/o you hurts the house is quiet. Too quiet ! I will forever be grateful that you are mamas baby, until we meet again ! Don't you worry about mama. I will be ok ! You enjoy life in puppy heaven, go find your daddy's puppy spliffy and have fun ! Thank you for visiting me, I see and I feel your presence around the house everyday. You will forever be missed mama's baby. - Love Mama xoxo FOREVER ! read more

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It feels strange leaving a "great service!" for this type of service, but I suppose it went as well as it could. My boy passed in LA and the vet made the arrangements for OCFP. It took a little over two weeks, but I'm very happy with how perfectly his print turned out. I also called excessively and each time they were patient with me. The only thing I didn't like was having to drive back and see the actual cremation machine, but I suppose there's no way to hide that. I also didn't like how I saw all of the animals stacked on top of one another in shipping boxes, but again, how are they supposed store them once they've passed? For a terrible situation, they did a nice job with my boy. read more

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Losing an animal is the hardest, most devastating experience. Having rescued and seen them all through illness till time to let them transition to Heaven, I have many ashes but nothing as beautifully & thoughtfully presented as my beautiful Shepherd's remains are. His box and paw print with a little packet of ' forget - me- not' seeds make me cry all over again. But in a good way...if that's possible... This company is so ethical. And not overpriced. . read more

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They did an absolutely beautiful job cremating our dog Lola, and gifting us with a beautiful keepsake box. They were extremely caring and sensitive, even arranging a weekend pick up as I was coming from LA. Timely turnaround, affordable pricing, highly recommended if you are looking for a loving memory of your pet. read more

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Our boy Kona passed away back in October 2023. We had been visiting VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital for Kona's treatments until we had to make the impossible decision. Only Cremations was highly attentive. They ensured us about Kona's body being received from the hospital and kept us informed through the process for his remains. We started coordination on a Monday and were able to pick up his remains by the end of the week on a Friday morning. We live very far in Tehachapi, so a trip to Newport Beach would have been an all day event (about 155 miles away/310 miles roundtrip). They were able to arrange with VCA West to have his remains and keepsakes delivered back to the hospital that Friday morning. It saved us hours of an already stressful day. We thank them for their understanding and accommodation to our needs. The entire order of his remains was received gracefully. Everything exceeded our expectations. This helped with our grieving and beginning closure. You can trust them to handle your beloved pets. We deeply thank them from the bottom of our hearts for the care shown to us and our Kona during a very difficult time. read more

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I usually don't write reviews, but my experience with this cremation facility has been one of the most disappointing experiences in my life. For context, my vet hospital works with this cremation facility so we were sent here. Before the cremation process, I had direct communication with the front desk staff via phone regarding the types of urns and certain add ons that they offered. I do not have complaints about the informative phone calls from the staff, but the disappointing experience happened after the staff acquired my order. I had requested for my companion to be returned back in the floral urn (out of their three standard urns) along with an extra charged add on for a nose ink print. However, on the day that I went to pick up my companion's ashes, I discovered that I did not receive neither of those. I gave them the benefit of the doubt since I received everything else correctly, but come to find out, they had a major miscommunication within their own facility. The urn is resolvable since that is just the matter of sending forth the correct urn. However, forgetting my companion's nose print is completely unacceptable since that cannot be undone no matter how much I wanted to believe it was a false mistake. I am deeply disappointed with my experience here since the nose ink print was an irreplaceable keepsake. During such an emotional time, clearer communication and attention to detail should be a priority, especially in this line of work. I was given the apology of "Sorry there was miscommunication between the teams" which is completely unacceptable given that it was just a simple order of adding on a single nose ink print. My family and I have been through a lot in the past few weeks and this is just another sadness on top of the grief we have been experiencing. This whole incident was truly disheartening. Mistakes may happen, but this type of oversight carries consequences that cannot be fixed. I hope anyone reading this considers our experience before choosing this facility during an already vulnerable moment. read more

We lost our boy a week ago. He came back to us in a pretty box with the paw print and flower seeds. I can see that Only Cremations cared. read more

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One of the most difficult things in life to do is to let your loved dog go. Our sweet lil girl yorkie developed diabetes which got worst and pancritius. We did all we could do for her. Did not want her to suffer anymore. Our vet reccomend Only Cremations to us. They prepared her for her journey. Contacted us when she was ready to come home to us. She was in a beautiful cedar box with gold locket with a heart and her paw print with a beautiful card and flower seeds to plant. It was so sweet and precious. I highly reccomend them for preparing your love animal to their next Journey. Thankyou read more

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THEY DELIVERED THE WRONG DOG! I AM BESIDE MYSELF. And - they are closed with no emergency contact information and the driver isn't responding to my texts. I paid extra for personal delivery of my beloved animal and now she is lost or somewhere else and I have someone else's pet. This is terrible. read more

My 17 year old baby girl, Rocky passed on June 28. The vet outsourced a cremation place in which i had to find out on my own, but i wish i would've had the chance to choose where she would be cremated. I don't know how to feel about this place after much research on it, but i had no choice. I can only hope that everything we received is actually my dog. We did an individual cremation to make sure that we only received her ashes back and no other pet would be mixed with her. The clay print of her paw looks much bigger than what her actual paw is. I also got a cremation jewelry heart necklace which was very expensive to say the least. I'm not even sure if her ashes are actually in there as i was never provided a tool to open it and check. Maybe i'm just grieving, but i don't know how to feel about this place. I had spoken with Rob. He was friendly and told me that my dogs ashes would arrive back at my vet on July 8. Unfortunately, she did not arrive at the office until June 11th. I asked Rob if i had the option of picking her up from their office, but was told i had to wait until she arrived at the vet's office. Of course not everyone will treat your pet with the same care as you do, but i can only hope that my baby was treated with respect and care. They know people will go above and beyond for their babies, which is why they charge people a hefty penny. The name plate is also very thin and flimsy. For the price we paid, i would expect something more heavy duty. I wish they had more floral options in terms of urns. We went with the biodegradable urn as it was the only one that looked floral and bright. The other options were very dark and sad looking which didn't really represent what Rocky was. read more

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Lost my dog to cancer 3 weeks ago! Waited 10 days for ashes to be delivered and it was at 10pm but overall good service. read more

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We recently lost our beloved husky and didn't actually directly work with Only Cremations until it was time to pick up our baby. The emergency vet where our baby passed away at works with this crematory and we couldn't be happier. They got our baby's cremations back to us in 1/2 the time we were quoted from the clinic. When we went to pick our baby up we were greeted with loving, caring people behind the scenes. Just the interaction of getting our baby back was enough for me to know that they truly take a lot of care into what they do. I truly hope I never have to experience what I did, even though we have another dog, but if we go the cremation route, I know I can trust them. Thank you guys. Our baby was in such good hands and we're happy to have him back with us. read more

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Thank you so much to Melissa for her help with the passing of both of my dogs. They unfortunately passed in a garage fire, and animal control urged me to pick up their bodies. I was distraught from having to see our beloved pets in the aftermath of the accident, and left with their bodies with no plan of what to make of it. I contacted Only Cremations for Pets and Melissa picked up, she gave me all the information on pricing and their processes. I was able to bring them over within the next fifteen minutes and she was truly an angel sent from heaven that day for my partner and I. She gave me the time and space to say goodbye to my cherished dogs in a way that changed the entire grieving process for me. I can't be more thankful to Melissa for her patience, understanding, and sympathy. Our dogs were laid to rest within a few days and we now can heal from the loss with a beautiful memorial to their lives. I thoroughly recommend this business - they treat your animals like family and are genuinely there to support you through it all. read more

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Today, 4-11-2024, We received our Yellow Labrador, "Doc Holiday's Katherine Molly" back from Only Cremations for Pets. The care they take to preserve the memory of pets is amazing. This is our 2nd Labrador they have done for us in the last year and it brought tears to my wife and my eyes. Our dogs are part of our family and the care taken to help us remember the special times is beyond reproach. We now have Roxy's Morgan Mary and her sister Molly back to gather. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, T. Santa-Claus Layton and Tiana Beal-Layton. read more

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My dog Max passed at Christmas and was send to Only Cremations for pets. They were compassionate, kind, and very understanding of my grief. He was returned in a lovely box along with a paw print and stand. My family also receive a sympathy card which was so thoughtful. They treated him like he was their own. Thank you so much. read more

This review is very long overdue as it's been incredibly difficult to come to terms with our loss. In a very dire time and one of the darkest days, we experienced what I can only explain as the most human, loving, and compassionate care from the team at Only Cremations. Not only did Michael go completely out of his way after hours to help our family and give our little guy the peace and love as well as amazing care that you would never expect from anyone, but he also communicated with us quickly and offered us (as a family) the gentle care and kindness you could only ask for in such a troubling and tough time. My wife and I will eternally be grateful to Michael and his heart of gold, as well as his caring team and will never forget the love and compassion he showed us going out of his way in order to treat our family with a huge show of love at our darkest hour. Could not recommend enough, thank you so very much from the bottom of our hearts and you will be all in our thoughts forever. read more

Paw print not well done doesn't even look like my cats paw . Delivery took very long after they said 2 weeks. Only good thing that delivery driver was very nice and communicated very well. read more

I was pleased how everything turned out for my baby's cremation 2 years ago. I called them and they were able to provide me with a nice chunk of her fur for a small fee. read more

You did a horrible and mean job on my precious cats pawprint. Every time I see it I cry because that is not her. I never even saw her claws yet this is just a huge ugly claw print! Nothing resembles her tiny little paw, nothing! And God knows what you had to do to her to get that print! You have no business doing this job. It was both hateful and mean! There are no stars low enough. read more

Picking up my babies ashes was made so much lighter with how above and beyond OC does with their urns and preserving our boys memory. The flowers are such a sweet touch and everything was beautiful. Very grateful for this place making a beautiful final tribute to our boy. read more

Only Cremations For Pets - He truly did have perfect paws! No question this is his adorable foot print. - Pet Transportation Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Only Cremations did an amazing job! They took such good care of my cat Lazarus. Everyone was so caring & nice. I can't thank them enough for what they did. read more

I am very grateful to everyone at this facility. When our beloved fur baby passed away, we were devastated and helpless. However, this place helped us to have a beautiful closure with our fur baby, providing us with the viewing and private cremation service. They handled our baby with care and love. read more

Sigh I have mixed feelings about this business because the process of getting my beloved dog cremated with them was quite stressful. I am a transparent person and will be leaving an honest review. A few weeks ago my dog passed away in the emergency pet hospital. The hospital billed me $310 for the cremation alone and Only Cremations was going to get it done. This happened over the weekend so I had to wait until Monday to call Only Cremations to make a few confirmations. Over the weekend, I read some reviews on yelp about Only Cremations and they were a bit concerning, so I knew I had to be very specific with them about my expectations. The person I spoke with on the phone was helpful. She went over exactly what I was getting. I also told her that I will be coming in to pick up my pet because I will still be at work during their delivery hours. There was no chance I was going to risk having someone take my pet because I wasn't home. I also ended up ordering an ink paw print as well as a necklace and asked that my pet's ashes be placed in the necklace. I had to pay over the phone and since I was on my lunch break and had to get back to work, I made a quick transaction without researching more about the necklace. I was charged over $190 for the paw print and necklace. I went online after and found the same necklace for $60. Did I overpay? I think so, but it is what it is. So about a week later, I received a text on Tuesday evening from one of their employees trying to schedule a delivery of the urn and I was very confused because I specifically informed them that I was going to pick it up. I texted back to explain the situation. I also asked if they could confirm that the necklace and paw print are included because I paid for them. The employee could not confirm because everything was already wrapped up and ready to be delivered. He told me to contact the business instead. Next day on my lunch break from work, I called the office and found out they actually forgot the necklace. Great. So, they were going to deliver the urn without the necklace which means they also didn't put my dog's ashes in the necklace. I appreciate that they were honest with me, but they overlooked too many things that should have been in their notes. I took a day off work to drive to Newport on Friday to pick up my pet and I was very concerned that the ashes in the necklace wasn't going to be my pet's ashes because her ashes were already packaged a few days prior. When I arrived I went in the office and was helped right away. I opened everything in the office to double check and I mentioned my concerns about the necklace not having my pet's ashes. One of the ladies who helped me confirmed that it was indeed the right ashes, opened it up to show me the ashes inside, and gave me the tool so that I could add more ashes in if I wanted to. She did seem sincere, so I took her word for it. I asked for a copy of the invoice, and they were able to email me. Afterward, I went in the car and looked at everything again. The ink paw print turned out well and she was such a small dog that her urn was small too, which was cute and suited my tiny dog. There is clay paw print, a wooden heart, flower seeds, and a condolence card that guarantees your pet is cremated privately in their own chamber. I took a look at the ashes for the first time alone in my car and because my dog was a tiny 2.3-pound chihuahua, she was only able to produce less than an ounce of ashes. This totally made me burst into tears. Although it wasn't the smoothest experience because of the several mistakes made, I think the staff were still professional and fixed those issues. I am really glad I have my dog with me now. read more

Thank you Only Cremations! Their service was easy and very nice I called to pick out exactly what my family wanted for our fur baby and within 2 weeks he was ready for pick up. The pick up was very fast and easy although the location was a little confusing since we're not from around the area the business in front helped us out so much. 10/10 read more

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