['I was so sad when my cat passed away.', "I can understand that. I lost my dog a few years ago. What's worse is I wasn't around when it happened--I was out of the state. I hope you at least got to say goodbye.", "It was the worst, I didn't get to say goodbye she got hit by a car."]
Man.. I'm so sorry. I remember when I was really young, I was in the car with my mom and she hit our neighbor's cat driving home. They just ran right out into the street. She drove home and cried for a while.
When my cat passed away after being hit by a car. It was just after my hockey practice.