HELP I need to persuade my parents!!!!?

I'm sorry about your kitty :(. When I was born, I came into a house with 3 cats & 3 dogs. Most of them were old, so a few I don't remember. My parents said they couldn't deal with losing anymore so once they were all gone, we wouldn't get anymore. That didn't last for too long. Now we're up to 3 cats & 2 dogs, none of which were around when I was born. So give your dad some time. Bring it up every day. Tell him you miss having a pet & it'd be nice to save one from a shelter. Good luck <3.