I think you should keep doing what you ' re doing . She ' s probably still adjusting to the new surroundings . It ' s possible the declawing changed her personality to be more skittish , but it ' s also possible that she was already a skittish cat . The majority of cats I ' ve had growing up prefer to hide when guests are over for instance . Only a few liked to socialize when groups of people were around . Some cats are just more skittish than others . Just give her time . <| sep |> I really liked the red but I might be biased because I was a similar shade and it was my favorite <| sep |> Thanks for the good info . And that ' s the second time Fear and Loathing has been mentioned . It makes me wonder if there is a genre combining HST and Deliverance waiting to be explored . Perhaps it ' s already been done poorly ? they called it Duck Dynasty . Surely , we can do better . Keep the ideas coming .