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In August we had to put our beloved Kitty Face to sleep. We have another cat that is about 5 and a dog that is 1. After a couple of months we noticed our cat was depressed and we dearly missed KFC's presence. We decided to adopt another cat. Initially I wanted an adolescent but thought a kitten might adjust better to life with a dog so I found the perfect little guy. Well, he was snuggled up with another kitten and my heart strings were pulled so we decided to take them both. One came with conjunctivitis and the other they thought had giardia. Over $300 later we found out the giardia kitten in fact has food allergies. Since adopting them just over a month ago, both have been constantly sick. Conjunctivitis kitty ended up with ringworm (something I knew nothing about and has plagued my entire world since) and got a URI. The shelter helped with the meds and both kittens tested negative 3 weeks later. Fast forward 2 whole days from test and the other kitten came down with conjunctivitis and then we noticed lesions (presumably ringworm). I have been cleaning like crazy but we live in a small 1 bedroom condo with no way to quarantine. I feel horrible because we have been treating them differently than we normally would due to the ringworm. The shelter obviously won't help with our other pets and I've spent over $1000 in the last month on vet, food, cleaning supplies, excel bill which is way high from doing so much laundry. I'm exhausted and feeling like a horrible person. Of course I anticipated vet bills but nothing like this. I'm currently struggling financially because of this and am not eating or sleeping well. I don't know what to do. We got them from a no kill shelter and are seriously considering returning them because I need to think of the best interest for everyone including ourselves, the kittens and my resident dog and cat. I have never even considered something like this and was very judgemental of people who return animals, but I don't know what to do if they keep getting sick and/or keep passing the ringworm around. Please give me some advice. Being rude will not help my situation because I have been beating myself up ever since I realized that I put my entire family at risk both financially, emotionally and physically. I am heart broken and don't know what to do. We love them but it might not be best for everyone for them to stay. And yes, I realize my house is already contaminated but 1 thorough cleaning instead of daily is a lot more feasible for me. I know that the future is unpredictable but I appreciate other opinions.