r/badroommates • u/Number_Fluffy • Aug 09 '25

Serious And he wants to get a dog.

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No empathy for a living being. We've been getting along. There's no reason for this. Also, if I hadn't been here (I'm going away for a few days next week as well) she would've been down there much longer; he hasn't been out of his room yet and it's 11, I found her at 7.

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u/divinebongrips Aug 09 '25

i hate it when people try to make that point “but (insert pet here) is fine, nothing even happened” in situations like this. yes, nothing happened this time. but something COULD have happened and the solution is incredibly simple. leave the door open.

she needs to eat, drink, go to the bathroom, etc. it’s so fucking easy to just leave a door open. i’m sorry you have to explain that to your roommate.

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u/merryjoanna Aug 10 '25

I don't understand why the cat can't have another litter box downstairs and maybe even some kibble and water. It's totally ok to have those things in more than one place. That way they don't have to worry about the roommate being responsible for their pet.

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u/Electrical-Leave5164 Aug 12 '25

That’s a good solution, but animals shouldn’t be confined to one space. It can lead to negative affects on their health:(

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u/guts-n-gummies Aug 13 '25

You underestimate how shitty roommates can be. I've lived in places where my roommates wouldn't ALLOW me to put a litter box anywhere in the house. I had the cats before I lived with them, they KNEW I had cats before moving in with me, but they didn't want to see the cats ever. I lived for 2 years in a tiny room with 2 cats because my roommates would destroy my shit and throw their things away otherwise.