I know how you feel ... . my parents (when i was younger) took my only cat and put him down .. they told me he had an infection He was perfectly healthy from what I saw and had a small infection which they could've bought medication for I'm sure. From this day I still think they just didn't want a cat around the house anymore, and didn't want to deal with paying for vet bills

But I did eventually get over it .. it is very hard but things will get better. As for them saying a cat is too hard to take care of .. that makes no sense at all and it sounds like an excuse to me .. exactly how HARD can it be to own a cat?? Feed them and change their litter .. 10 minutes out of their day. I hate when ppl give up cats for that ridiculous reason