Good job. This is really important to get out there.
We recently took in a kitten who was abandon, and had been mauled by a dog causing her skull to be crushed. When we got her, she was very weak, and had been comatose for several days before (what we were told). The only thing she would do is walk in a counter-clockwise circle. We seriously doubted that she would survive. We nursed her back to health, but she ended up blind and mostly deaf. We kept her indoors. Amazingly, she learned to get around very well, and was a very loving and trusting cat even after what she had been through. She really inspired me. People that saw her when we first got her couldn't believe that she was the same cat.
After a few months of doing well, we took her in to be spayed. The week after we noticed that she was very weak and stopped eating. We took her to the vet. Her kidneys had failed (reasons unknown, could have been complications due to the previous trauma). She stayed with the vet for about a week on IV's, and seemed to improve. We took her back home. Sadly, she worsend again. We took her back to the vet for the last time and had her put to sleep as we were advised that she would not survive. It really pissed me off that she went through so much suffering in such a short life.
Sorry for going off topic, but I was really surprised how much the vet staff seemed to care. They took her situation personally, all the way to her death. It saddend them as well. I really don't think I could deal with that day in and day out.
I have a newfound respect for vets and thier staff after this whole ordeal.
Thanks man.