HelloStranger, and welcome to Pet Talk! Thanks for sharing your story. I hope Minnie comes out of hiding, but I must admit it has been really rough on her lately. We had some steps of progress, as identified above, then a retreat. I have had delivery men, loud noises, stuff moved around in the basement, etc., and currently have my co-worker's dog..so, Minnie is in serious hiding. In fact, all my cats are in hiding somewhat. Doggie leaves Sunday, so things shouldget back to normal.

I don't care how long it takes for Minnie to adapt to me, and I don't even care if she EVER adapts, as long as she is happy with her situation. She is clean, warm, dry, fed premium food, has manay litterboxes, and friends to play with if she chooses. I can bond with the rest just fine. I just don't want her to be unhappy.

Welcome again to PT!