Jacqui,

He's feral. Feral cats are terrified of humans. Is he in a separate room with the door closed??? If not, he should be.

Taming feral cats takes alot of time, patience and love. What I would do is put food, water, litterbox in the room and a radio with the classical music playing. Leave him be for a while to let him get acclimated. When you have time, go in the room, close the door, and sit on the floor either to read, knit or whatever. Take some cat treats in with you and see if he'll take some. Talk VERY softly to him telling him it's okay. Don't try to touch him. You need to let him approach you. It won't happen overnight. I've worked with feral cats for years. LilEli, who Ramanth rescued, never quite lost his feralness. He's now living in a barn on a farm in Northern Michigan. He's in heaven.

If you know of anyone who has a cage you can confine him in (a small crate with enough room for a small litterbox, food and water and a door with a latch on it, see if you can borrow it. It's alot easier to tame a feral cat when they're confined in a cage.

I'm sure there are MANY other PTers who also do animal rescue that can add to what I've already posted.

Good luck!!!