"I know I can’t save them all, but I saved one": After a feral kitten appeared by the dumpsters, this first-time cat rescuer risked her finances, her patience, and her peace to keep one tiny life alive

Cat rescues are a seriously complicated business. First you have the cat itself, which depending on how feral it is, might not even want to be rescued, especially not by hoomans. If you can overcome that hurdle without too many scratches on your arms and face, then comes phase two, the vet. By which we really mean the vet bills, which are astronomical when a poor catto has been camping out in the cold for a prolonged period. If your bank account can survive that hurdle, then you come to a major one. What to do with the now clean kitty?

Shelters will likely be full or put them on a bad list. If you saved the cat, you likely have cat children of your own at home who might not take too kindly to a feral visitor joining their spoiled ranks. It is a conundrum almost unlike any other. But when all is said and done, you have to make a move. And the heroic couple who decided to bring the feral kitten they found into their home with two spoiled cat children sure had big stones about them to do so. 
 

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