Leslie my Andy hides whenever anyone comes into our house. Some people just have to take my word for it that I have a white cat. He goes through the cat flap that leads to the basement and sits on the stairs and listens. If he recognizes the voice, he will eventually come up. With Andy I know that he was never abused because we got him at 8 weeks and he was a little bitty guy who only weighed 1 lb. and came from a loving home I think in time Minion might come around a little. If not, he's still yours and Dan's to love and that's not bad at all.