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I have tried both crawling and sitting on the floor for short periods - I’m mid fifties with back and knee problems so I can’t stay like that for long so she so far has out-waited me! I’ve tried classical music on the TV, last night harp music, and I’ve read to her…not sure I would sing….but I...

I think I’m building positive associations…. Second day running of adoptee feeding, watching and accepting visual on me near or at the mesh door - being rewarded by treats; and my resident feeding, playing and having me to himself nearby on the landing opposite the mesh door (he doesn’t take...

And yes the wider house would have lots of hiding spaces and her not bonding with me is my number one fear. I wouldn’t be able to control her room access because my resident cat can pretty much ‘break into every room’ unless it’s barricaded (generally not possible)

For the first week she was confined to just one room with the only an igloo to hide in, for 3 nights I let her have access to a little more space (hall, landing and stairs) but her default was to hide and still is whilst she can see or sense me. Since then for the last 3 nights I’ve kept her...

I'm trying to socialise a 3yr old semi-feral in a household with a domesticated 5yr old. The semi-feral hisses but is not aggressive otherwise. She has only been with me for 2 weeks and some progress is being made but I'd like advice as to the best way to proceed. She is eating to schedule...