My neighbors were evicted for fighting and trashing the apt with holes from fists and someone being thrown into the walls. I heard a lot of yelling through my walls. What I didn't know was that they left a cat behind. I took her in and I have called a cat rescue shelter "The Scratching Post" and am waiting to hear back if they have an opening. I have had a cat for years until my last one passed at about 14 years old. That was about three years ago. Well this cat, which I am starting to call Freya, won't let me pet her yet. I get a hiss and swat if I ty. I don't try anymore I just let her be. I talk to her and over the few days I have had her she has come closer to me even rubbing on my chair and laying down close. She will even meow a little as I talk to her. I move very slow and quietly if she is in the room. She doesn't run and hide as much now. I am being very patient and have gotten on the floor so I don't look as big. I don't try to pet her. I let her make the moves. I am not in the position to be able to pay vet bills. I I suffer PTSD from my own abuse through the years. I am on disability. I also could not afford pet increase on my rent. She really is a sweet heart. I want her to go to a good home probbably with no little kids or other animals. She still is shy and hisses and I think children or a dog would scare her. I love that she is talking now instead of just hissing. She found a couple bottle caps that were hidden who knows where from my previous cat. She likes playing with them. She also found a little pink ball as I found it in my sandle LOL