A sad day in our home

Okay, this is a rabbit trail, but yesterday was a sad day at our home. Our cat of nine years had to be put down yesterday. My husband took her to the vet for a tooth that was looking weird and she ended up being rather ill. When he came home the kids wanted to see the cat and he had to tell them what happened. It was a very emotional day for them. It just broke my heart. My daughter, who is five, had a lot of questions about death and why things and people die. That was hard to help her through. Today seems a bit better.