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Urgh.
I would have done the same thing too.
I'm a big animal love as well (no, not in a sick sort of gay way).
My partner and I got our cat from the shelter. It was the least healthy one in the place (out of probably a couple of hundred), and was slated to be put down.
We spent about $2,200 the first 2 months after we got him, treating all of his medical conditions.
Two years later, he's as healthy as can be, and we both feel that we made the right decision getting him.
Families that have children and other financial responsibilities can adopt the healthy young pets from the shelter. We'll always be happy to have the ones that need a little bit of help, because we're in a position to provide it.
On the same note, I'd certainly never fault someone that had a pet that needed several thousand dollars worth of work done, and they simply can't afford it. I just wish they'd contact the shelters before they take the step of putting them down, as there are those out there willing to help out.
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