Brother is fairly high up in the health care system in [other province]. He has emailed me about getting me into a rent-controlled seniors' apartment building there (this province generally doesn't HAVE rent control).
The catch?
No pets allowed.
This seems to be a "thing" throughout much of brother's city in [other province]. Even the places that do allow pets seem to gouge potential tenants (charging not only a per-animal fee when you move in, but then subsequently a per-animal per-month fee as well ).
I have two cats. Both are middle-aged by cat standards. One is beautiful and (were I to do so) if he was returned to the rescue group who originally had him, would no doubt find a new home very quickly.
The other ... is not pretty. He's ginger with some tabby markings. At the moment he also has health issues, including no fur on his tummy (it's believed to be contact dermatitis. The skin is unmarked and it doesn't seem to be causing him distress). I truly believe that the chances of him finding another home would be rare ... that he would sit in his little cage until somebody came to take him for that final walk down that hallway.
My brother is a very pragmatic person. In his opinion, AFAIK, if the pets are hobbling my ability to let him help me, the pets should go.
I disagree, obviously. They are not children but nor are they houseplants. They have been my beloved companions through good times and bad. I'm quite prepared (although unhappily) to give serious consideration to these being the final cats I have, but I'm not prepared to just dump them because suddenly they represent an inconvenience.
I should add that I am looking specifically for pet-friendly apartments in brother's city, and they do exist -- just found one, in fact, that charges even less rent than the apartment brother mentioned (although the one he mentioned is all-inclusive; I'm sure the one I was looking at online is not. Nor do I know how good the building/area is).
Thoughts?
The catch?
No pets allowed.
This seems to be a "thing" throughout much of brother's city in [other province]. Even the places that do allow pets seem to gouge potential tenants (charging not only a per-animal fee when you move in, but then subsequently a per-animal per-month fee as well ).
I have two cats. Both are middle-aged by cat standards. One is beautiful and (were I to do so) if he was returned to the rescue group who originally had him, would no doubt find a new home very quickly.
The other ... is not pretty. He's ginger with some tabby markings. At the moment he also has health issues, including no fur on his tummy (it's believed to be contact dermatitis. The skin is unmarked and it doesn't seem to be causing him distress). I truly believe that the chances of him finding another home would be rare ... that he would sit in his little cage until somebody came to take him for that final walk down that hallway.
My brother is a very pragmatic person. In his opinion, AFAIK, if the pets are hobbling my ability to let him help me, the pets should go.
I disagree, obviously. They are not children but nor are they houseplants. They have been my beloved companions through good times and bad. I'm quite prepared (although unhappily) to give serious consideration to these being the final cats I have, but I'm not prepared to just dump them because suddenly they represent an inconvenience.
I should add that I am looking specifically for pet-friendly apartments in brother's city, and they do exist -- just found one, in fact, that charges even less rent than the apartment brother mentioned (although the one he mentioned is all-inclusive; I'm sure the one I was looking at online is not. Nor do I know how good the building/area is).
Thoughts?
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