Hi all,
My elderly mother adopted a 9 yr old rescue cat over 5 weeks ago.
It's a beautiful big Tom but it's scared of its own shadow. Won't go out of the house which is fine.
It's quiet at mums, she just potters about, watches tv and the odd bit of hoovering, oh the stairlift makes a bit of noise 
We expected some hiding and it had an igloo bed it would hide in, but it was coming out of an evening and sitting with mum on the settee. Which is what she wants a lap cat.
Problem is it's regressed in to hiding under her bed, all day every day, just coming out to eat and use tray then goes back.
I've told mum to shut her bedroom door during the day, but she won't remember.
He does have other bolt holes downstairs as I know he needs to feel safe.
What to do?