LOL, search for any of my posts on Minnie. She is going on 9 years now, living the indoor feral (or at least semi-feral life). She started out in the basement (her choice) in July 2001. When it got cold, she moved upstairs into a closet. She lived in that closet until my son came along and I relocated her to my bedroom closet, around 2005. In recent months past, she has really slowly came around a bit. She still lives under my bed, mainly, (she moved herself out of my bedroom closet years ago), and I petted her for the first time last week.

I can corner her and pick her up, she never bites or scratches, but, she remains curled up in a ball- terrified. I groom her, and as long as I am keeping a hand on her, she won't run away. She started purring and drooling years ago. The petting last week was the first time she allowed me to approach her without running under the bed.

So, it can be done, and in our case- it has been tediously slow and minimal advancements. BUT, she is fed, housed and loved from a far.