It's tempting to freshen up when you move house, but this can particularly upset your cat , who attaches particular importance to smells. Throughout its stay at your current location, it has affixed its body odors to surrounding surfaces to mark out its territory.
Without taking anything away from senior cats, it is true that adopting a kitten is a joyful experience. Just looking at their little chard fills us with joy. It's not for nothing that the web is full of videos of them!