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[quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry.  We lost a beloved cat a couple years ago and it happened over the period of about a week.  Nothing was diagnosed, but she was 17 and had signs of renal failure and had stopped eating so I kn ew it was coming.  My kids were 10 and 8 at the time and both very sensitive.  I was just honest and allowed myself to be sad and cry in front of them. We all spent the week petting her and loving her and the day she passed away we all went to the vet together to say goodbye and then I was in the room alone with her.  They cried a lot (we all did) and then they felt better. They were able to have closure and say goodbye.  Incidentally, I also lost my dad who was definitely the favorite of all the grandparents about a year and a half ago.  He too died of renal failure related to liver cancer.  He was released from the hospital the day after thanksgiving and told he had days left.  We got on a plane and spent four amazingly sad and difficult but precious days with him./. All of us cried and got it all out- I honestly think I cried more in those four day than in my entire life. We flew home on Monday after thanksgiving, each of us said goodbye privately and we all cried and he died Wednesday.  All of us felt so glad we had those days to cry and say goodbye and be sad.  My advice is to be honest with the ids and tell them and go through this journey together.  I felt such a need to shield them initially and am so glad that we navigated it together.  Made the &quot;after&quot; so much better.  Sending you peace during a really sad time &lt;3
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