Realising how timid Terrance was, I knew his transition was not going to be easy.  For several weeks, he hid in my younger daughter’s bed, only coming out at  night to eat and use the litterbox.   We took it in turns to sit in the room with him and quietly read or talk to him.  He was known as the “lump in the bed” even letting Sarah sleep at night with him.  We kept him confined to her bedroom but put a baby gate in the doorway so that the other cats could see him and get used to his smell.  Rudy, our big Maine Coon, would always spend a lot of time sitting at the gate, just looking into the room.   Occasionally in the dark, I would catch a glimpse of Terrance on the other side. 

One morning, the lump in the bed was gone…  Terrance had disappeared!   Remarkably, after a quick search, we found him under the couch in the living room with Rudy.  He had jumped the gate and was hanging out with his friend!    This was the turning point and gradually Terrance began to come out more and more and eventually didn’t have to eat his dinner under the couch! 

Now, three years later, he is much more relaxed, more confident and extremely content with his family.  His nickname is “Mr T” and he is very vocal, always miaowing at dinnertime and even nips at my ankles if he is impatient for his dinner.  He loves to play, carries toy mice around the house, is very nosey and loves to wrestle.   He is adored by the whole family and we are so glad that we were able to adopt him!