As I've said, Scruffy is timid, rarely consenting to be petted, and often bolting to a hiding place of comfort when I approach. He actually seems to have regressed some since the last time I caught him - we had rather a fierce struggle and I suspect that I hurt him in the process. On the up side, the struggle increased his respiratory depth and rate, which was helpful as I wanted to listen to his lungs (he had started coughing again), but from his standpoint he has real reasons to be afraid.
So it occurred to me that he has these places of refuge, and I understand that smell plays a larger part in the lives of cats than it does in our lives. So I took the pillowcase from my bed and tucked it into the back of his adopted sleeping box in the hope that my scent will become associated with comfort.
We'll see what happens.
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