I can't agree with you more! I have a cat that I rescued and a year later she broke her leg jumping on my bed because she was so obese.....not my fault that she was obese. See my home page....
After that $1,800 dollar outlay, I vowed she would never suffer from either lack of attention or abandonment for as long as she lives with me.
My vow has cost me vacations and I only left her alone for a weekend....and felt guilty about that too......
Someone threw a teeny 6w old black kitten out on our corner. Broke his leg. Compound fracture. The vet had an ‘intern’ from the vet school working for her and let him put the pin in the kittens leg. Only cost us $500. He was free, just cost us $500.
Best cat we’ve ever had. Still solid black too. Pads of feet, nose, whiskers, ears, everything. If the lights are dim he’s a cat shaped void on the back of the chair.