Hi everyone,
I'm moving house soon, into a flat within a block of 3 flats, on my own. My sister and mum and her partner will live in the other 2 flats. Because Memphis (my gorgeous cat) is actually technically (even though I feed him and take care of him predominantly) my sister's cat, he'll be going to live with her. Fortunately, she might get sick of this arrangement (I've told her that she MUST let him sleep on her bed otherwise he comes to live with me! He's very affectionate, and absolutely desperately needs human contact, especially during the night. He's different to any other cat I've had in that respect.) so there's still a chance that eventually Memphis will be living with me.
Now, I can get a pet (I don't like living alone without a pet - never have, never plan on it) but I can only get one dog or one cat. Obviously most people here have a bias, but I need a totally honest opinion to help me out!!
Either way, I'd probably go to a rescue centre and adopt an abandoned cat or dog, regardless of their age.
For the dog: I could give it a daily walk and when I'm at work it would be allowed out on my mum's deck and in her backyard and in her house (they have doggy doors... I don't) with her little dog, Pascal. So he/she'd have a little companion for some of the day.
For the cat (this is what I'm worried about): When I'm home, there's no issue. But when I'm at work, the house gets HOT. Really, really, really hot. So hot that any cat would have to be put outside during the day, and I'd have to leave their water and food outside for them. Memphis will probably go out with the dogs, but I don't know that an adult cat who hasn't grown up around dogs will be okay with that arrangement...
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could keep a cat in a flat that gets really hot in the day without cat flaps?
Or should I just get a dog and hope that Memphis can come and live with me eventually...?
(I'd probably look to get a pug or a sharpei or a Japanese spitz (or mixes with those in them) if I got a dog)
Thanks for reading... I could probably answer the question myself but I need someone else to tell me what to do
I'm moving house soon, into a flat within a block of 3 flats, on my own. My sister and mum and her partner will live in the other 2 flats. Because Memphis (my gorgeous cat) is actually technically (even though I feed him and take care of him predominantly) my sister's cat, he'll be going to live with her. Fortunately, she might get sick of this arrangement (I've told her that she MUST let him sleep on her bed otherwise he comes to live with me! He's very affectionate, and absolutely desperately needs human contact, especially during the night. He's different to any other cat I've had in that respect.) so there's still a chance that eventually Memphis will be living with me.
Now, I can get a pet (I don't like living alone without a pet - never have, never plan on it) but I can only get one dog or one cat. Obviously most people here have a bias, but I need a totally honest opinion to help me out!!
Either way, I'd probably go to a rescue centre and adopt an abandoned cat or dog, regardless of their age.
For the dog: I could give it a daily walk and when I'm at work it would be allowed out on my mum's deck and in her backyard and in her house (they have doggy doors... I don't) with her little dog, Pascal. So he/she'd have a little companion for some of the day.
For the cat (this is what I'm worried about): When I'm home, there's no issue. But when I'm at work, the house gets HOT. Really, really, really hot. So hot that any cat would have to be put outside during the day, and I'd have to leave their water and food outside for them. Memphis will probably go out with the dogs, but I don't know that an adult cat who hasn't grown up around dogs will be okay with that arrangement...
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could keep a cat in a flat that gets really hot in the day without cat flaps?
Or should I just get a dog and hope that Memphis can come and live with me eventually...?
(I'd probably look to get a pug or a sharpei or a Japanese spitz (or mixes with those in them) if I got a dog)
Thanks for reading... I could probably answer the question myself but I need someone else to tell me what to do