Do get another, it's good for the kids. We had a kitten about the same age as yours that got run over a couple of weeks ago, the local mad cat woman told my 12 year old son, quite callously, that he'd been hit, and dragged himself into her garden to die painfully, and then she buried him. I was horrified, and of course my son was beside himself.

I think having pets, and having to deal with them dying is really important for kids, it's a way of letting them learn about death and grieving.

We were never allowed pets when I was a kid and I'm ridiculous when any pet dies, my kids deal with it so much better than I do.

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