Cat Chat Feline Forum

Thank you all so much for replying and for all the advice, I am spending time each day in the room talking to him or just reading quietly. He usually backs further into his hiding place away from me..... I'll persevere in the hope he comes round

I volunteer at a local cat rescue. We had a 12 / 14 yr old male cat be surrendered to us about a month ago, its owner had died & there was no one to look after the cat. I think a neighbour had been feeding the cat for a short while. the cat was very depressed & withdrawn in the cattery so I ...