We actually ran into a lady that told us she mortgaged her house to pay for medical expenses for her elderly cat. She was a middle aged woman and I don't think she had a family/ I get it that sometimes the animals are like their kids. I feel the same way, but I walked away shaking my head over this. You know that if she loses her home because she can't pay her bill, you'll see the plea for help on GoFundMe. It's all so sad really, but people do have to exercise some judgement.