The EGG and Zane give Zora extra love now that Sam's gone

(from a conversation at Costco)
Mom: "What do you want to buy?"
Z: "Sam"
Mom: "Sam the cat? He's dead."
Z: "Why?"
EGG: "How'd he die? Why?"
Mom: "He got old and sick and just died."
EGG: "But why can't we buy him? A new Sam?"