I think it's pretty obvious what I clicked

Including the money that was donated to me, and including ALL the vet trips and ALL the ferry trips and ALL the emergency trips, etc etc etc, I've probably spent close to $9-$10,000 on Bassett. Crazy, I know, but I worked it out once. It's at LEAST $8000. However, everything I did for her I did because I knew it wasn't too much for her. I too, would not have opted for her surgery, if I thought she would have suffered from it. But I know Bassett, and I knew that surgery was her best option. I too have limits based on what the cat can cope with. Money, however, doesn't necessarily factor into the equation.