Sleeping with your pet

Losing a loved one is never easy. In fact, it's not uncommon among pet owners to see the remains of their cat or dog (or... other beloved friend) cremated and kept in an urn for good housekeeping. But the idea of taking those ashes and spilling them from an urn into a pillow? Frankly, that gives us the heebie-jeebies.

The Soft-Hearted Pillow is just that: an alternative to the "solid, stationary urn, positioned on a shelf, forever still" (well, when you put it that way...). Indeed, in those hard times, the wish to hug your furry friend just one more time is a painful part of the mourning process, but the prospect of embracing a pillow and feeling the ashes -- kept inside a pouch hidden within the pillow itself -- is, how you say, creepy times a thousand.

The Soft-Hearted Pillow is made from micro fleece fabrics and comes in three colors with a braided trim and "option for personalization," meaning that when a guest asks why the pillow on which they're sleeping reads "Mrs. Twinkletoes," they may just trade the dead cat for mere floor board.

Rest in peace, kitty, just as we do on you.