Honestly, it's not a overreaction to care so much for your own pets.

For example, for myself, I fear having my two furbabies getting took away over my mental health issues. One of my two would never find a new home, she's not very confident outside (same as my previous furbaby Ebony was, in Ebony's case she'd suffered at the hands of sub-humans which made her scared of the outside world )

Tigger, I know, would be fine with new people around but my new furbaby Willow would never find a new home, she was in rescue for a long time with people laughing at her cause she had a stupid name in rescue

Laurie cares so much for her own cats cause her furbabies are all she has