Hello Wisewoman -- I know how heartbroken you must be, but your priority has to be those animals who form your nucleus "family."

I once found the tiniest little puppy two days before I was moving out of an apartment to move with my mother with my adult dog, that she did not really want with her cats. The puppy was not housebroken. I walked it around the neighborhood, begging various neighbors to take it. In the end, I had to bring it to a shelter. I broke down in my car, and cried and cried over the steering wheel. I had only had that baby a few days. But at that point, I only had a roof over my head due to the kindness of my mom -- I did my best, just as you did in this situation -- and that is all we have to give.