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I agree with finding the kitten a home but ASK the places if they would be willing to accomadate the third animal. Some will just charge you extra for the extra pet... that way you would not HAVE to re home one. The worst they can do is tell you no.
I agree to ask if you can have another especially since cats don't really destroy things as much as having 3 large dogs.
aww :( You should ask, just tell them that you have two small cats and one dog and ask if that is ok. try not to make a big deal of it when you originally ask, if they say no than tell them that you will find another place that will accomodate you. I bet that will make them change their mind real quick :D Good luck!
Surely a dog, a cat and a kitten is very different to say, if you had two or even three very large dogs? If someone is willing to lease their place out with animals, I dare say that they'd probably have pets of their own and be open to one more. I'd agree with the pp's and definitely ask- it can't hurt right?
Goodluck and I hope the 4 of you find a place!
@MissAsB: I asked some people, and they gave a very firm no. But I have five more places to talk to. I guess I'm just trying to prepre for the worst, just in case.
I've had to find homes for other people's pets, but never for my own.
Maybe you can find someone that would be willing to take your pet in while you are in school, but let you take it back when you get back from school. You should look into rescues that have foster families that take animals in. They might be willing to help.
We just moved into a place six months ago where we can only have one pet... and we have four.
We put our dog on the lease and then brought our cats with us and didn't say anything. If you live in a place where they allow animals most workers (maitenence men, gardeners, ect.) don't think twice about it, because they don't know your lease. And the management staff has to give you notice unless there is an emergency, and if there is I doubt they are worried about how many animals you have.
This isn't the best piece of advice, I know, but it's a risk we take to keep the animals that are a part of our family.
I would be more underhanded and tell the landlord that I just have one dog and one cat. Make sure they remain indoor cats and nobody finds out.
If somebody sees the kitten and says something, just say it's a stray that showed up and you are trying to find a home for it.
Maybe not very honest, but I'd do anything to keep my pets.
@callirome: I did that at my last apartment... technically you could only have a small dog or a cat, but you could only have one. My cat was always hiding if maintance came by, and my dog was under 30lbs when I lived there. My landlord did eventually find out and tacked on $50 to my rent. If I did find someone to work with me, I'm at a point where I can afford to pay extra for another pet. I do hope someone will be understanding, after all, it is just a cat and cats are not typically destructive.
@SouthernGirl: My cats are a bit destructive, but that's because they all still have their claws, but they are destructive to my personal property, clawing my couch and such.
@callirome: I had the same issue after I first got my adult cat, but the kitten is very mellow. She likes to to get on top of my fridge, but she doesn't destroy anything on the way up or down.
@SouthernGirl: You're very blessed. I almost want to declaw my cats now, but they are much too old and it would tramitize them. Plus, SO is firmly against declawing.
@callirome: Thanks, I didn't feel very lucky at first lol. My adult cat was my FH's, but when he moved he couldn't have any pets and he's not as much of a "rebel" as I am when it came to pets, but she was terrible. She tore down blinds and ripped curtains, clawed the mess out of my couch and rugs... But once she got a little older all of that suddenly stopped. I feel very lucky with the kitten because she doesn't do any of that.
ack, I wrote a comment here but WB ate it with an error message.
SO...
We had trouble finding pet friendly apartments to rent, but there are definitely good ones out there. It can just take more time to find them! If you've found a place that looks like a good fit and isn't ANTI-ANIMAL altogether, there are a few ways you can help to sweeten the deal.
1. Pay an additional security bond for having animals.
2. Offer to pay an additional amount upon leaving your contract to go towards cleaning.
3. Offer to pay a slight weekly increase to cover the cost.
Good luck! (Also... declawing isn't great.)
Technically we were told no pets. We lied and said that was fine but brought our one cat with us. Two years later we now have three cats and a dog lol. And whenever management comes for furnace checks, etc. they just say how cute they are lol. I wouldn't tell them about the extra cat. I'd look into the laws of where you will live too because in my city they can't evict you for having pets, even if it's in your contract.
I own an apartment and there are strict rules for pets under strata rules. Dogs have to be under 18 inches and you can only have one, you can only have one cat and a reasonable number of caged & tank animals. I have a cat and a rabbit and if you break the rules you are fined $200.00 until you get rid of the pet. Anyways my point being is that I would be very happy just to have found a place that allows a large dog nevermind 2, it is not easy to find. I would find the kitten a new home, sneaking in a animal is very immature in my opinion, the rules are there for a reason and everyone should follow them equally. I would love to get a dog, but I don't want one under 18" so I living dogless for now.
I know this isn't the right thing to do, but I would sneak in the kitten.
People in my old apartment complex use to sneak in dogs all the time (dog owners had to stay on the first floor and people had dogs on other floors). I don't think they would know. just don't let them in the apartment while you are not there.
I have to say that I would probably just say 1 cat, 1 dog as well assuming they're indoor cats, nobody will ever really be the wiser unless they get noisy meowing all day and the neighbours complain. But, I'd say if you really can't find somewhere that will the three pets and you're thinking about giving away the kitten now, that could be a "cross that bridge when you get to it" type thing.
I am very fortunate to be living in a place now where my landlords don't have any pet restrictions. However, in the past, when talking to a potential landlord, I have told them that I'm a veterinarian (which is true), and all of them have allowed me to bring my pets. Perhaps you could pretend to be a veterinarian or veterinary technician? That might give you some leeway.
I had to get rid of my cat when I moved. It was very hard to do, but I made sure I had the perfect home for her to go to. It gave me a much better state of mind knowing that she was going to be spoiled way more than she was with me.
Good luck, it is always a tough thing to do, I really hope you can work it out in the next 6 months. Who knows, perhaps you will find a place that allows all of them, you could get lucky!
when the kitten is older will it look at all like the other cat? do eather sit in windows or anything like that?
if they will look alike or one doesnt get into windown or anything i would say lie about it.
i know that is not the morally correct thing to do but sometimes ya gotta do want ya gotta do to keep the animals you love. we had to do this to be able to bring our dog with us. my cats are brother and sister and are pretty hard to tell apart (only idffereance is one is fatter than the other and a slightly darker shade of orange). the fat one never gets in the windows so we just told the office that we have 1 cat and 1 dog.
i know im gonna probably catch flack for saying that but sometimes you just cant find a home that you would feel comfortable have a cat go to.
Our building technically has a 1-pet maximum unless you write to the condo board asking for permission for 2. But when we moved in, I was honest with my landloard (who owns our unit within the condo) and he said it was fine but to keep the one cat on the down-low. Lol so we kinda have a secret cat (ie to nosy neighbors) but my landlord is totally cool with it. We've lived her 3 years and never had a problem.
I would also offer to put down an extra security deposit for the 3rd pet so they might allow you to do it. Is there a way you can rent from a landlord vs. a large apt complex? I feel like you would be able to reason with a landlord vs the rules of an apt complex.
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I've recently decided to move for school since the current school I'm attending is making getting a degree very difficult, but that's a whole other story.
I'm not really looking to buy anything because I don't plan on staying where I'm moving forever and I know that the housing market isn't spectacular. I've found some really great apartments that allow large dogs (which is great, because my furbaby weighs about 80 pounds and there's no way I'm leaving him behind) but all of the apartments that allow large dogs (over 20 pounds) also have a two pet maximum, and I have three furbabies.
I've been struggling with this. I don't really have the money to buy anything to avoid the pet maximum, but I love all my pets and can't imagine having to give one away. I've tried asking around some of my friends to see if they could take one of my cats, but so far none of them are able to. My parents also can't take another animal.
I know for a fact that I could never get rid of my dog. And my adult cat has been around just as long as he has. I only recently ended up with the new kitten so most everyone seems to think that I should try to find her a home. But I just can't seem to bring myself to give any of them away : (
I have about 6 months to figure something out...
I'm just sad Bees and I don't like being faced with this kind of decision :(