Which have longer damaging effect on home rentals, cats vs dogs?

In the process of trying to rent a home with 3 dogs (2 full grown, 1 puppy) and running into issues about people welcoming multiple cats into home but dogs cannot be inside. After spending 15+ years working in ICUs I've learned a few things through the years. The residue from a cat (urine, dander, saliva, etc...) stays in a home/apartment for 10 years after the cat is removed. This causes major problems for people with allergies. With dogs you wash the floor, vacuum the carpets and keep the place clean like you found it and there is no long lasting allergy issues.


Why do people allow cats before dogs inside, and the damage issue is a moot point because you are responsible either way (dog or cat).Which have longer damaging effect on home rentals, cats vs dogs?
I think with landlords, it does end up being a damage problem. They see something as small as a cat doing less damage than a larger dog. Yes, granted it is normally the pet owner who is responsible for any damage done, but there are also people out there who shirk on that responsibility. They decide to just up and move without letting the landlord know about how the apartment is being left. It could be that those people have given the landlord trouble in the past, so instead of having to pay so much to do repairs for the next potential renter, they choose to make that rule to keep it from happening again.





As I've always said, it's always the bad ones that ruin it for everyone.Which have longer damaging effect on home rentals, cats vs dogs?
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You can also have your animal fix which will usually result in a 90% or more of bad behavior including urinating on furniture. Cats or dogs can usually be deterred from destroying furniture or bad behavior by providing them with alternative (they are bored). Scratching post, chew toys, a large ham bone from the deli. Play time is essential to a good pet.
Cats are smaller, quieter, typically cleaner, and do not pose the threat of causing massive damage if they were to escape and attack someone.





You have to look at this from the people you're trying to rent's point of view. They don't know you, they don't know your dogs. They can be the best most well-behaved animals in the world when you introduce them to people, but it only takes one bout of boredom for a dog to decide that it's going to rip things apart. One bad thunderstorm for a dog to literally destroy a door. Dogs CAN be much more destructive than a cat, and it takes much less for them to decide to cause this damage. Cats can be content with something like a scratching post, a place to sleep, and a litter box. A dog needs attention from you every few hours of the day, and if for whatever reason that attention isn't provided, dogs tend to turn destructive rather quickly.





Again, this person does not know you or your dogs. They just know you have three dogs, a puppy nonetheless. Puppies tend to be very loud at some point when they're growing. When you're training them, or when you leave them alone. That's a potential noise complaint they see, not a small friendly animal.





I have four dogs, it's nearly impossible to find a good relationship with a neighbourhood while owning multiple dogs. My dogs rarely bark, and if they do, they come right inside and they are not left outside without constant supervision. But still we get complaints about how 'vicious' they are, and how they're 'always outside'. People just have a bad image of them to begin with. It's hard to find understanding people when it comes to dogs.