It's the same at my house. Weezy has been a house cat for her whole life but you would swear that she wasn't the way she acts. Very high strung, hides whenever anyone else is here but me. If I ignore her, after awhile I feel paws scratching at my leg or a nip at my elbow. Her way of saying, I'm here, time to pet me. One of my teachers has a feral kitten and it has taken 3 months just to get the kitten to come out of the bathroom. It's progress, patience is definitely the key.