It's not the end of the world. At least they allow pets there! I had for awhile, 2 bunnies (briefly; I kept only 1), 3 cats, a large cageful of doves outside, a cageful of finches outside, 2 large parrots, several cages of lovebirds and baby lovebirds in an incubator, and various other small birds in cages all over my apartment along with several aquariums; I was always VERY available if they were going to be coming over to my apt. since the manager usually did everything himself, and I had to hide the bunnies outside, along with covering up all the damage the parrots had done. I lived in that apartment for 14 years (go figure; where else could I have gone
), and we did have to pay for the damage when I moved out, but at least I never got into much trouble for all I had
. And the damage was wallboard, draperies, carpeting and door frames. All that stuff can be replaced; it just costs you. But for all the freaking out that I did and worried about being kicked out, it never happened. I think as long as you just deal with it, things will work out. And you can always get a deposit back. They usually just want it to do de-fleaing treatment after you move.
It is stressful to feel like you're an outlaw though, LOL. Hope your apartment manager is good to you!