When I was young and broke as fuck I had a dog which I simply couldn't afford. I adored him and he adored me but I had to give him away in the end and it broke my heart. It was 20 years ago and I still well up when I think about it.
Do you have to take him back to the shelter? Is there no way you could find him a home yourself? Obviously you will have to let any prospective new owners know about his illnesses but you would be surprised at how generous people could be.
Also $1000 is obviously a lot of money to you but to other people it's not much at all. A middle class person who loves cats may be quite happy to pay that vet bill. Maybe try and find someone like that to take him in?
Recently adopted a cat, considering returning
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I sympathise.
When I was young and broke as fuck I had a dog which I simply couldn't afford. I adored him and he adored me but I had to give him away in the end and it broke my heart. It was 20 years ago and I still well up when I think about it.
Do you have to take him back to the shelter? Is there no way you could find him a home yourself? Obviously you will have to let any prospective new owners know about his illnesses but you would be surprised at how generous people could be.
Also $1000 is obviously a lot of money to you but to other people it's not much at all. A middle class person who loves cats may be quite happy to pay that vet bill. Maybe try and find someone like that to take him in?