Serving Montrose, CA

Pet Cremation
in Montrose

Gentle home pickup from the streets above Honolulu Avenue — private cremation and aquamation from just down the hill.

Call (626) 340-0000 Schedule Online

A dog and a cat nuzzling together in tall grass, lit by warm golden-hour sunlight

just down the hill

Area

Serving all of Los Angeles County

Arrival

Typically at your door within 2 hours

Hours

Phones answered 8am–8pm, every day

The neighborhood upstairs

Down the hill, and close to home

On Sunday mornings in Montrose, the dogs wait in a patient row outside the Harvest Market, leashes looped over the bike racks while their people pick through the strawberries on Honolulu Avenue. Half the shops along the avenue seem to keep a biscuit jar by the register, and the sidewalk water bowls get topped off without anyone having to ask. Pets aren’t an accessory to life here — they’re woven into it, one slow lap of the Shopping Park at a time.

Passing Paws provides pet cremation throughout Montrose and the Crescenta Valley — which has never felt like a service area to us so much as the neighborhood upstairs. We come to you, and we answer the phone from 8am to 8pm, every day of the week.

We offer private and communal cremation, pet aquamation (a gentler farewell by water rather than flame), and — through Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed veterinary practice — in-home euthanasia. And because grief is heavy enough without logistics, we come to you: our staff picks your pet up at your home, and your family never has to drive anywhere.

Two dogs resting close together in warm afternoon light

From your door

We come up the hill, so you don’t have to come down

When you call, we arrange a pickup time that suits your family — no rushing, no pressure. Our staff comes to your door, whether that’s a bungalow on a quiet street off Ocean View Boulevard or a house up the block from Montrose Community Park, and carries your pet to our vehicle with the same gentleness we’d want for our own. Every companion is welcome, whatever their size — the parakeet who sang from the kitchen window, the cat who owned the porch, or a big trail dog built for the Verdugos — and our staff manages all of the lifting. From that moment on, we handle everything, and we’ll tell you plainly what happens at each step.

You stay home · we come to you

One small tag

One small tag, from pickup to homecoming

It begins with a small metal tag. Every pet in our care for private cremation wears a Cremation Identification Tag from pickup to homecoming, so the ashes that make the short trip back up the hill to Montrose are solely your pet’s. Most families have their companion home again within two to three weeks of pickup. Communal cremation is a shared option without ashes returned — some families simply want to know their companion was treated with respect, and that is a perfectly good choice.

Communal

$249

Pets are cremated together; ashes are not returned

Private

$399

Ashes come home

Cremated individually; the ashes are solely your pet’s

Aquamation

$449

A gentle, water-based alternative to flame

Pet aquamation, which uses gently circulating warm water in place of flame, is a quieter process some families find a better fit. Whether you’re arranging dog cremation or cat cremation, the options are the same and so are the prices: communal cremation is $249, private cremation is $399, and aquamation is $449 — flat rates for every pet, every size, with no weight tiers and no hidden fees. You can read our full flat-rate pricing any time, and we’ll walk you through everything without ever pushing you toward one path.

A veterinarian from Saving Grace kneeling to comfort a pet at home

On familiar ground

A goodbye at home, on familiar ground

Some pets’ whole world is one house and one street — the same couch, the same backyard, the same route past the storefronts on Honolulu Avenue. For them, a goodbye at home can be the kindest choice. In-home pet euthanasia for Montrose families is provided through Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed veterinary practice, so the last thing your pet knows is your voice in a familiar room. When the goodbye is complete, Passing Paws can take care of everything that follows.

Via Saving Grace Veterinary Services

Small keepsakes for a small town

Something to keep, quietly on the mantel

Montrose keeps its memories close — on mantels, on bookshelves, in gardens. A clay paw print and an aromatic cedar urn are already included with every private cremation and aquamation, at no extra cost.

Included, at no extra cost

Clay paw print on a gold display stand — with every private cremation and aquamation
Aromatic cedar urn — with every private cremation and aquamation
A soft fur clipping — comes home with every private cremation

If you’d like more to hold onto, we offer additional paw and nose prints ($50 clay, $35 ink), memorial jewelry, and biodegradable urns, so the companion who walked those blocks with you can stay part of the household in a quiet, tangible way. There’s no obligation to add anything; we’ll simply show you what’s available and let you decide in your own time.

A white clay paw print displayed on a small gold stand, with green ferns behind it

A clay paw print, kept on a gold stand — included with every private cremation and aquamation.

What we offer in Montrose

Every service, at your door

Cremation & Aquamation

Private cremation, communal cremation, and gentle water-based aquamation — each explained plainly, with transparent pricing from the first call.

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In-Home Euthanasia

Provided through Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed practice — so the goodbye can happen peacefully at home.

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Memorial Keepsakes

Clay and ink paw prints, cedar urns, biodegradable urns, and memorial jewelry — gentle ways to keep their memory close.

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A few honest answers

Questions from Montrose families

Which parts of Montrose and the Crescenta Valley do you serve?

All of them — the streets around the Montrose Shopping Park, Sparr Heights, Verdugo City, Oakmont, Whiting Woods, and up through La Crescenta and Crescenta Highlands. Our service area covers all of Los Angeles County, so friends in neighboring communities are welcome to call as well.

Should we bring our pet to you ourselves?

There’s no need, though we understand the instinct. Our staff makes the drive up to Montrose and carries your pet to our vehicle for you, so no one in your family has to get behind the wheel on a hard day. Call us any day between 8am and 8pm at (626) 340-0000.

Our vet is up here on Verdugo Boulevard — can you pick our pet up from the clinic instead of the house?

Yes. When you call, just tell us where your pet is. Our staff handles the transport whether your pet is at home or at your veterinarian’s office, and your family never needs to drive anywhere.

Can our kids be there when you arrive?

Of course. We schedule the pickup around your family, and we never rush a goodbye. Some households want everyone gathered at the door; others prefer a quiet minute alone first. Whatever feels right for your family is right for us — take the time you need.

Have a question we haven’t answered here? Our full FAQ page covers the process from first call to the return of ashes — or phone us directly at (626) 340-0000.

Where we go

Montrose neighborhoods we serve

Centered on Montrose — our team drives to every neighborhood on this map, and well beyond it.

Nearby communities we also serve:

Here for Montrose, 8am–8pm every day

There is no wrong time to call. We’ll listen, explain your options, and handle everything from there.