Originally Posted by
maerlyn
As with several of you, I caught only the last half; the first half, I was on the phone with a friend who'd just had her 10-year-old cat sent to the Bridge - her second loss in 7 weeks!
Anyway, I was interested in the timid cat because Mordred is ridiculously so. Just as at Mary's house - Mordred hides whenever anyone at all comes - even my son. When Mordred was a kitten, Sean & I would try to get Mordred over his fear; Sean would sit on the floor and hold him, pet him - all to no avail. Heck, Mordred runs & hides when the phone rings!:rolleyes: His hiding place is to crawl under the comforter on my bed. I can always tell if someone pulls into the driveway - Mordred runs and hides. :( When Althea became part of the family, I thought (well, hoped, anyway) that she would influence Mordred not to be scared of everyone. You might know it worked the other way: now she runs and hides whenever he does. :rolleyes: What's a mother to do?:confused: Mordred's 10 now, so I've given up hope of his ever becoming social.