I'm so sorry Amy! I know EXACTLY how you feel. My sis is the exact same. She got a pup before, and she also lived in an apt. The dog kinda went crazy and had seizures (sp) so I can understand it, but she gave it away to the shelter. I told her not to get a pup in her apt seeing it was going to be a big dog, but she didn't listen of course. Then she moved into a more house like place, and got a kitten. She was the sweetest thing, and I loved her so much. My sis got sick and had to go to the hospital for a while and so we had to take her to our house and care of her. It was a pretty long time, and I had gotten really attached to her. Then, of course, she got out and got rid of the cat for no reason other then she thought it was peeing on the floor, which turned out to be her very young kid who they would let run around..well, you know. So it wasn't fair to her..anyway, I'm so sorry, I wish ppl would look for whats best for the animals..but it doesn't seem to always work that way :[