Maybe if the cat played with matches............

An apartment manager (shifty breed of human) just informed me that to rent her $750 one bedroom apartment, she would need a $750 deposit. Not uncomman, or particularly steep. But then she told me that to bring my cat, I would need an additional $1000 pet deposit! How would a cat cause one thousand dollars worth of damage if he tried? No really, I'm asking. If he stole my car keys and drove through a wall maybe.
And I find it particulary ironic that she only wanted $750 for me.