It’s inevitable that you will leave your cat(s) home alone at some point for varying amounts of time. How does your cat react to this? Are her reactions different when you’ve left her for a quick grocery store run than when you go away for a day or longer? If you have more than one cat, they probably all act differently when you return.
I’ve had cats appear to be sulking when I’d return 
home after an inexcusably long absence—you know, like an hour or a day. Some of my cats have completely dissed me when I’d return. I remember Katy (my Himalayan) coming into the room when I’d return, but she wouldn’t be social. She’d stare at me—glare at me—from across the room until she felt I’d been punished enough, then she’d show me some love.
Winfield, (our white odd-eye cat) would usually greet us when we returned from anywhere no matter how long we’d been gone, especially if we brought back a ripe cantaloupe. I always knew, when I came home with groceries, whether or not I’d picked a good cantaloupe. If Winfield greeted me in the kitchen, 
sniffing the air, I knew it was a good one. He loved cantaloupe and he knew how to choose them.
Do you tell your cat goodbye when you leave? I always do. I want to know where Olivia is when I leave—to make sure she hasn’t been closed into a room or a closet (it has happened). And I tell her we’re leaving and that we will be back. I’ve noticed that the longer we’ve been gone, the less cordial Olivia’s greeting when we return. I think many of you have experienced that. It’s kind of a cat thing. Give that cat time, however, and she’ll be all over you, mapping out where you’ve been with her keen sniffing mechanism and letting you know how much she missed you—or is the snuggling just a way to make sure her scent is all over you in case you happen to leave again?
