our guinea pig has died... how to tell my son?

Greetings, fellow pet lovers and parents...

The sad but inevitable has happened --- one of our two little guinea pig
sows, "Crouton", has died.

I observed her ailing rapidly over the last couple of days, and so am not
surprised - I was just hoping so much that it was a temporary illness, but
alas, it was not to be so.

How should I break it to my 10-year-old son Eric? I fear he will be
devastated.

Please, please share with me any **positive** experiences you may have had,
informing your children and involving them in the burial of their little
piggie.

Thank-you,

Paul

Hey there...
I have 2 kids... 12 and 5
and i have had to deal with a few losses
I think they took the pet the worse.
Just be honest. If you believe in heaven then tell them about it.
Just dont lie to them.
Just don't explain it that he/she went to sleep and didnt wake up .. that
could bring alot more problems your way.
Explain the pig got sick or old.
Just be honest.
I know it was hard explaining a death of a pet but we got through it. And
for my younger boy we went out and bought him a stuffed animal that
resembled the animal that passed.
He knows though the "real" one is in heaven and why he is there.
Hope it goes well for you.