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How to smoothly transition senior cats to a new home environment?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My friend is looking to rehome her 2 roughly 11 year old cats, and my mom needs something to love on. Any suggestions on what all should happen to make change easy as possible for all?

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on December 1st, 2018

Try to replicate their home environment: same food, waterm litter boxes, etc. Feline pheromones, like Feliway, may be useful for anxiety. But really, just gett them into the new home and seeing what happens. You can always message us with any issues that arise so we can troubleshoot!

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