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MarianneT
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Please help me keep my cat

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Hello everyone,

I am here in the hope someone can help or advise me.

I am breaking up with my boyfriend of 9 years and I am having to find a new home for me and my cat Ollie in 2 months - we hand the flat back in the beginning of May. I am so scared I might not be able to find a suitable home share in this time and that I will have to give Ollie up for adoption.

The cost of a 1 bedroom flat in London make this an impossible option, so I am concentrating on finding someone who wants to buddy up in a house or finding a house with a big room for us and outside access for Ollie.

Can anyone give me any tips? Have you been through something similar in the past?

I don't want to send Ollie for adoption, he had a rough start in life before me, and he would suffer greatly if he were to be rehomed.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,

Marianne
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Is there anyone in your family who could look after him for you ? A similar thing happened to my daughter which is how I ended up with Bilbo living here
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Yes, we've fostered family pets before, isn't there someone who would keep him until you get settled?
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If you're considering renting you could also try Letswithpets - they have a very helpful website for landlords that will accept pets.
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agree with the Letswithpets. Also when looking around make sure the agent gets a yes or no from the landlord. Very often it's the agency that have a no-pets rule

As a matter of interest, whereabouts in London are you looking and have you thought about looking further out a bit? I work in London but live close to Woking where rents are so much more affordable. The commute isn't too bad at all and well worth the extra space you get
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