I adopted a female shelter cat Nov 2014 and she turned 2 yrs. old in March 2015. It has taken lots of patience to get her to point she is right now but she still really won't let me pick her up and cuddle. Each night though when I go to bed she's right there to snuggle and let me pet her all night. Skylar also seems to vomit at least once per week so I recently introduced a new food for sensitive stomachs which I am still trying to switch her to in hopes that will take care of this issue. When she was 1st brought here I kept her secluded in one of my bedrooms that has a few mirrors & she would totally freak out if she saw herself - I ended up covering the mirrors up with sheets. Have to think she might have been mistreated but is finally calming down quite a bit. Anyone out there have any tips to use on getting her used to being picked up? Believe it or not she will let me pick her up by the scruff of the neck but as soon as I set her in my lap she's gone!! Also wants to lick my hands when I pet her....creeps me out since her tongue is so rough.