Yikes!!!!! I'm so sorry for this ordeal for you -- how scary!! I'm SO glad you and your furbabies came through in one piece!! Hugs!Hugs!Hugs! I hope you are able to restore things with relative ease.
Try BeyondtheRainbow's advice. 211 can be very helpful with letting you know about resources. Also, what is your apartment complex/company/manager doing?
(Gotta tell ya, your experience sure made me think about how I dropped my renter's insurance...

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Please do keep us posted, ok?