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I'm fostering a unsocialized cat, and when I finally got him to lick wet treats off my hand I noticed his tongue is not rough as a typical tongue. I wondered if its a sign of aging, but can't find anything about that. We don't know how old he is, so I thought that might be a. helpful hint, but...

Wonderful to hear about Sophie! If I was adopting this cat, giving months and months of time would just be what we'd do. But since we are fostering, I don't think we can give it that long of a try. Plus I worry if he eventually comes around with me, and then we adopt him out, that may set him...

OK... Here's my new plan: - no petting the cat until he comes to us (we blew that!) - minimizing eye contact (altho we need to check in on him from time to time and if he's under the couch, he's usually looking directly at us when we look under... will try to limit how much we check on him!) -...

Thank you both. I've read through posters' suggestions, and have done some reading online. I'll check out the links posted above. I've tried many things: Quiet alone time, playing cat purring sounds, cat music, talk radio, treats (various), toys, Feliway, Rescue remedy, catnip, spending...

How did it turn out? I am fostering a very scared, shut-down cat. He is "frozen" when we are in his room. How long did it take your furry one to come around and what did you do that seemed to help?

Thank you for sharing your Fergie/Sophie story! I'm in awe at what you took on and the time it took and your patience! I found this posting while searching for "shut down cat" regarding my own current foster who has been with us 3 weeks now and won't come out from under the futon when we are...