It's a month to month expense added alongside of rent, utilities, waste, gas, etc etc. Of course I know cats aren't expensive, but add the fact that I would have to pay an expense month to month so I was allowed to own this animal? Not to mention we had no idea how groceries, gas and who knows what other expenses to pay for?

We had 3 pieces of furniture when I moved in, shitty kitchenware, one set of sheets and blankets. We didn't have cat supplies because we agreed we'd make sure we could pay everything before the added expense of a cat. Our current cat's litter box cost 25 dollars. His litter, which we have to get a specific brand, is 15 dollars, and we need to buy it every two weeks. His food and water dish were about 15 instantly. Add that we have to pay about 30 just to have him, and that our rent is and has been rising? And that both of our hours aren't steady? And I didn't have a job yet? And we live in an area with a competitive job market, and high unemployment? That I had to fly out, because I didn't have my own car and couldn't take much more than clothes and a few other essentials because renting one and driving it cross-country cost thousands of dollars?

I did not know the situation until I got out here, and we still had plenty of fears when we discussed bringing her in. Suppose my S/O's car broke down? There goes the savings I had. Then what would we eat? Hell, what would the cat eat?

I'm poor as hell and still living paycheck to paycheck, and I wanted to make sure my pet could live comfortably and safely before I brought her over. Fuck me then if that's not responsible. I didn't put my cat in the fucking basement, I put her in the arms of someone I trusted deeply at the time.