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He wanted down as soon as we got through the doorway, so I put him on the floor after making sure the door was closed. He walked throughout the one-bedroom suite, noting the location of his food dishes, his water fountain, his litter box, the bed, and the stool he uses to climb onto it. He observed that his caregiver (me) was still there. After that, he was fine.

I hadn’t expected him to adjust so easily. Cats are attached to places, and he hates being away from home. But things play a big part in making a place feel like home, for people as well as for cats.

Hanging the clock on the kitchen wall helped make the place feel like home for me. I remember buying that clock years ago. It went perfectly with the kitchen in the old place, and it looks right hanging on the wall at the new place too. This evening, I unrolled the living room area rug. It defines the living room area, but it also helps define home. My cat figured that out before I did.