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Moving away from my parents, should I take my cat?

I am transferring as a Junior to a university in Los Angeles and I am going to rent a studio apartment instead of living in a dorm. This is my first move away from my parents who will be living 380 miles away. My cat really is close to me and sleeps in a chair next to my bed every night. She even meows like crazy when I am not home at night when I stay out late. She has all the comforts that a cat could possibly want here at home (she has 3 cat trees, cat tubes, and multiple rooms to roam in). If she went with me, I probably wouldn't be home during the day, and the room would be a lot smaller for her to run around in, but then again she really relies on my attention and doesn't seem to like my parents very much. I am debating whether I should take her with me. I feel like I am betraying her if I leave her but I also feel like it might not be the best situation for her to live in.

I think I'd leave her with my parents for right now and let her adjust to your not being there all the time. She's probably not had much chance to get close to your parents since you've been there so give her time to adjust and get to know them. That is home to her right now and I'm sure she'll do ok if she's given the chance.

When my grandfather passed away, my grandmother worried about their cat because he always followed grandpa to the bedroom (grandpa went to bed earlier than grandma). I suggested she take his bulky sweater and put it on the bed so he would be able to "smell" grandpa's smell and he could slowly adjust to him not being there. At first, he got on the bed and slept right on the sweater but as grandpa's smell faded, he eventually slept near the pillows as he adjusted to the fact he wasn't there.

You can put one of your sweaters or sweatshirts or something on the chair when you leave and when you go home, wash that and wear it and put it back on the chair when you leave again, that way kitty will have your smell but adjust to your being gone in between.