I've been offered a cottage and yard to rent, BUT I cant take my cats!

offer bigger deposit?
offer their services as yard cats (keeping mice down is huge plus to yard cats!)
i wouldnt be able to part with a cat/ dog because the LL wouldnt accept them either...
 
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In my opinion the day you got your cats is the day you made a commitment to them, and that commitment means dealing with the inconveniences that they may cause in your life, and not ditching them. If all pet owners stuck to that our rescue centres wouldn't be bulging at the seams. We can't influence others not to ditch pets, but we can all take responsibility for our decisions as individuals.

Maybe get put in the contract that you'll fumigate before you leave, and obviously damage will come out of your deposit.

Failing that, they could be yard cats as many have suggested, just ones that sneak in from time to time :D ;)

But if neither are these are options then I feel you should decline the cottage and wait for somewhere that'll take the cats, no matter how much of a pain in the ar$e that is :(

NB we have 3 cats that due to a move have had to be outdoor cats for the last 3 (admittedly summer) months. They have a cat flap to the garage & are fed twice a day and are always around & happy.
 
If they have been used to living inside they wont take to living outside all the time.
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This really depends on the individual cat. My cat (the one that really is mine) loves being out or down in the yard even when it was snowing and really cold.

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^ He *thinks* that he's a bleddy snow leopard or something! :p I had to carry him into the house in the evenings or he'd happily have slept in the barn and now that he can do the catflap I expect that he'll stay out even more this winter. :(
 
what a fab pic :D My begal girls would be horrified at the idea of 'roughing it'. They only go out with their bodyguard aka me. If i go back in its boring and they come back inside to 'help' me
 
How old are the cats???
if they are in teenage years it would be unfair to change their life style to living out all the time .

I am with the others when you adopt a cat they should be with you , if they wont accept extra for the cats or you offering to do another favour in return .

I would say turn it down. Poor cats are used to living with you to suddenly live out and meeting things like foxes and other animals they are not used to unfair IMO.
 
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I'm getting my cat to read this, hopefully he'll feel guilty about not helping me enough. ;)
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'help' can consist of
- emptying the fridge of any tasty contents if my back is turned :eek:
- 'dusting' pictures on the wall :rolleyes: and any china, ornaments etc
- practiseing the wall of death around the room

I love my Bengals though, there is never a dull moment :D
 
Cats will adapt we have pure bred Maine coons who were house pets but when our son was born I worried a lot about keeping them in the house with him... We were looking at rehomong them when my mother's yard cat died and she suggested taking our cats. I thought it wouldn't work but they love it they were hunting within a week and sleep in the hay... They seem v happy...
 
I wouldnt consider going somewhere without my little pussy cat BUT Im bad and I'd say he lived outside (ohhhhhh isnt that a well looked after 'feral cat') and I'd sneak him in :D but I'm bad so dont listen to me :rolleyes:

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My friend kept a dog in a rented house that didnt allow pets :eek: nobody said a word!
 
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My neighbour upstairs has offered to take the brother and sister, and I cant really justify taking them if he will have them, even if it was allowed. They love it here, its perfect for cats. They already spend time with the neighbours so will settle without a fuss. They will just eat all their meals in his house, instead of meals and mine and his :D I'll be gutted, but they will be happy and thats whats important.

I'm going to see the landlord tomorrow to see if I can negotiate taking Eric as a yard cat. Hes very placid and would tolerate moving and living out with no issues. He spends alot of time outside as it is, and theres nothing to say he cant come in sometimes, say for example, every time I'm in :D

In an ideal world I wouldnt have to make this decison, but I do and I cant not take this opportunity, nothing like it will come up again, I'm just really hoping I can sort something out regarding Eric.
 
To be honest, as much as you love your cats I think that your health much more important. Living in a damp flat will make you ill in the long run - and where would the cats be then?
 
Ok , I have kept quiet on this one until now... You have the chance of a lovely home, take it.

I love my cats, however, there is a saying that you don't own them, they own you.

So in short as long as they are loved and fed, quite frankly they do not care who does it, they are quite fickle creatures lol, which is the charm.

We had a cat that went missing every year for the summer and came back for the colder months :) silly old thing
 
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Ok , I have kept quiet on this one until now... You have the chance of a lovely home, take it.

I love my cats, however, there is a saying that you don't own them, they own you.

So in short as long as they are loved and fed, quite frankly they do not care who does it, they are quite fickle creatures lol, which is the charm.

We had a cat that went missing every year for the summer and came back for the colder months :) silly old thing
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I would agree with the OP taking up the offer and so long as they are able to emotionally detach themselves from their cats then it will work for them.
Yes cats do own us however not all cats can be brushed with the same saying that they will take to anyone and don't care who loves them or feeds them.
My Siamese cross who was pts last week due to illness and whom has been my best friend for the last 15 years did certainly not love everybody. She was very much my cat and anyone who knew her would say the same. One's shadow and all that. I guess what I am trying to say is that it all depends on the cat and the relationship they have with their owner. Some are much closer than others. I know my cat missed me when I went on holiday etc and would be in a mood with me for days. I miss her very much and no other cat will ever replace her in my heart :(
 
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Ok , I have kept quiet on this one until now... You have the chance of a lovely home, take it.

I love my cats, however, there is a saying that you don't own them, they own you.

So in short as long as they are loved and fed, quite frankly they do not care who does it, they are quite fickle creatures lol, which is the charm.

We had a cat that went missing every year for the summer and came back for the colder months :) silly old thing
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Completely agree; grab this opportunity with both hands! Good Luck! :D :D
 
We have a no cats rule too despite allowing them in the past.
One couple the female a vet nurse had two cats, she left the heating on as high as it would go one Christmas and went away for three days leaving the cats inside the cottage with three litter trays, the overflow pipe started running outside so we had to go in and find the problem, and discovered the cats. The smell was unbelievable even after three days, she had left all the lights on as well as the heating and the poor cats were far too hot. To add insult to injury they scarpered in three months not paying their subsequent huge electricity bill. We had to replace two of the carpets as the stink of cat urine remained after shampooing.
Another tenant sneaked a cat in which she assured me was a pure house cat. Of course within weeks he was outside killing everything he could catch including a whole family of goldcrests. Eventually he decided to beat up our old cat and after four or five episodes our cat got a massive infection regardless of being on a-b and we had to have him pts.
So now we don't allow cats, for any amount of money! We aren't cat haters having two (our replacement plus a stray who arrived and stayed) but we don't want any more, even two kill dozens of birds between them.
I think your only chance is to keep them as yard cats, but if it were me, sorry, I'd still say no, perhaps he has had similar tenants..
 
Just read through all these posts with interest.

One poster commented that the elderly man mustn't be much of an animal lover- perhaps he's just trying to save hassle in this late stage of his life.. I felt the need to stick up for him, although I think most posters have taken this stance too.


Anyway good luck and I hope it all works out- it sounds great.
 
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