Hello Spencer-the-Lion (and everyone else),
I apologize for not responding sooner. Little (or I should say Big) Gizmo is doing well, I think! He is still going under the bed to hide when I go downstairs to visit him. But a few times, I peeked in the window from outside of the house and I did catch him stretched out on the chair and floor a few times, fast asleep! Who is he trying to kid? He is still has a VERY healthy appetite and has been drinking the water in his bowl and using his liter box. I usually keep the overhead light in the room on so that the room stays light and he does come out and does not seem to mind it. I have been using a feather toy, trying to entertain him a bit, but he just looks at me like I'm crazy. I try not to get too close with the feather, as I don't want to scare him or get him upset. He hissed at me a couple of times when I first trapped him and brought him home from the Vet. I've never heard anything like it. I am hoping he will come out from under the bed soon so I can block it off and give him another "hideout" that is a bit more accessiable so that I can interact with him. I don't want to force him out from under the bed and get him upset. But, it's getting very cold and wet here now in the Northeast, so his set-up now is better than him frezzing outside! I've stopped feeling guilty about the whole trapping and not releasing a feral thing, and now I know he is safer and healthier inside the house, under the bed or not. He trusted a little bit me before I trapped him and now he just needs to start to trust me again...easier said than done, as I'm sure you all know.
I will try to be better about keeping all updated on his progress. He WILL come around, I have faith in him! It may just take a while...but I'll never give up on him, he has been through too much in his short little life! Thanks for your hints and concern! I really appreciate it.