Should I adopt one of these as a friend for my 2 year old cat?
I liked their energy, but my rental lease says I can only have one cat. Should I ask my landlord (who I have a good relationship with and a really good deal on rent), just get one of the cats without telling her, or not get one? If I should get one, which one?
If the cats are a pair: probably better to get a different one, you don't wanna break them up.
If you do get one: look up before how to properly introduce them to each other. It takes a bit, but is absolutely worth it to invest the time - the more careful you are, the more likely you are to have them be friends.
Don't split up a bonded pair, it's cruel. How would you like it if you got locked away from a life partner and could never see them again?
I don't think they're bonded. They were just delivered to the PetCo from a rescue at the same time.
Should I ask my landlord (who I have a good relationship with and a really good deal on rent), just get one of the cats without telling her, or not get one? If I should get one, which one?
You said you have a good relationship with them, I say to give it a try and ask and if they say no eat the bullet and don't get the cat. If you get one and they then know about it, it can ruin both relationship and rent deal
That's my thoughts on your question
As of which one... This one is hard, the right one?
And to clarify, that’s probably something they’ll figure out eventually- even if you say nothing and just get the cat.
As a side note, if these two are a bonded pair… take them together or wait for the right cat. Imagine being the one to break up Lucy and Ethyl or Butch and Sundance.
Your lease says you can have one cat - you already have one cat. Unless you're mentally and financially prepared to potentially find a new place to live in short order, I would recommend against violating your lease terms. Or at the very least ask your landlord first.
Yeah, this is what I'm going to do if I think about getting another cat again. These two are probably already gone. I was just entranced yesterday and my imagination was running a little too wild haha.
If you can have a cat, get both. If your landlord doesn't visit often, just say you're cat-sitting. If you get caught a second time, say it's temporary while your friend is out of town on business. If it happens a 3rd time, say the owner won't take it back and you're trying to find it a forever home...
Keep your place super clean, make sure there's no litter smell. Eventually, landlord will realize 2 is not so bad.
On the one hand: Two cats are better than one! 😻 On the other hand: Every time I did that in the past, the cats hated each other. I still had two cat friends instead of one. But that’s just my experience, I know of a lot of cases, where this worked out fine. Just make sure to check with your landlord first and that you are able to deal with the possible cat drama.
BOTH
Both! 😜🤘🏼
I have relatives that are landlords, anecdotally, they probably wont evict you since turnover isn't worth it unless you have other issues like not paying rent or destroying the house/apartment-unit in some way.
I'd say just get another one and say nothing. Going to court for eviction for something this small is not worth their time, it take months for there to even be a court date, and you would have plenty of time to move.
Honestly, moving would be devastating at this point. I'd probably have to pay $200 more for a place 1/2 the size (and I currently have a personal garage and a balcony). I'm not gonna risk it because I saw something cute lol
🤣 awesome
The right answer here is ask the landlord, but if they say no, you can't get it. You've got a good place, a good deal on rent, and an amocable relationship with the landlord, don't screw that up because there's a cute cat in the window. They're adorable, someone else will adopt them if you can't.
I think this is the right answer. I've been a little more flippant with rules in my life lately and I think I needed someone else to tell me this. I don't really want to give my landlord any reason to raise the rent more or kick me out.
No. Adopt them as a new enemy.
If they DO evict you, now you've got a problem finding new accommodation with TWO cats. Seriously OP, you are lucky to find a landlord that allows a pet, at all. Why risk having TWO pets unhoused alongside yourself?? Ask the landlord, ffs.