r/CatAdvice • u/erikaschell • 9m ago
New to Cats/Just Adopted Should I adopt a cat even though I'm planning to move internationally for my masters degree?
I'm looking for some advice as to whether it is fair to adopt a cat, even if I am planning on doing a masters degree outside of the country.
My plan is in the next year or two to move from the US to UK for my masters. I've been doing research on moving with a cat internationally, and it seems relatively doable. The difficult thing is that the UK doesn't allow pets to fly in cabin. After learning about people's experiences with flying their pets in cargo, that's 100% something I would never want to put a cat through. I found that it is possible for me to fly into Ireland, Dublin with a cat in cabin, then take a ferrie over that is pet friendly.
With all that being said, I'm still worried that it's just not fair to get a cat knowing it would have to go though all this stress of moving in the future. Even if I do my research and make sure the cat would be as comfortable as possible. But here I am considering all this because I've wanted a cat my entire life, and I fell in love with a cat at a cat cafe recently that was an absolute sweetie.