Johanna,

What a beautiful cat Minnie is!!! Eli is the same way as Minnie is. Once feral, Eli runs when I approach him. But once I'm in bed, he'll come up on his own for some loving.

It takes time. You're doing a great job with Minnie. I do the same thing with Eli. If he's laying around, I just go about my business to let him know that I'm not going to approach him.

God forbid I should have to get him in a carrier and take him to the vet. It's a chore. Fortunately I haven't had to do that in QUITE some time

I've had Eli since November. He used to let je come up to him and pet him, but then I had to get him in a carrier and since then, he's taken a couple of steps back. I hope that time he'll learn to trust me again.

Good luck with Minnie!