No matter what we do it never seems to be enough and I know it can be depressing. It's just that when you see the face of a cat who feels safe for the first time in their life, or being given regular meals that they don't have to fight for, just for a moment it all seems worthwhile.
A short time ago, I had four cats in for dentals (I arranged them all the same day, only one starving period and one post op session!), when I went to get them, Mary ,the nurse, asked me to come around to the post op room to help her. I had had 1 for 4yrs, 1 for 6mths, 2 had been only days.
When they heard my voice they all came up to the bars talking and making such a fuss, Mary couldn't get over how pleased they were to see me. Needless to say it made my day and any doubts I had about what I do went out of the window.