I'm not sure if we have a shy cat or a disturbed one! (And I'll apologise now for the long post!)
We've had Drum and Bass now for over three weeks, Drum settled in quickly, she's about as chilled and relaxed as you could wish for and will also play like a kitten when she wants. She's very affectionate and loves company and will usually be on the sofa with us in the evenings.
Her sister, however, is a different story. Poor little Bass spends most of her time in the bedroom, either underneath a chest of drawers or beneath a low shelf - neither place seems very comfortable and there's no room for her to stand up (she crawls in and out on her belly).
She'll usually come out if we go in and talk to her but then all she does is rub her chin against anything nearby and stand around looking a little confused - as if she's not sure what she should be doing (that could just be my interpretation though, it's difficult not to humanise sometimes!). When we go to bed she'll come and lie on the bed with us while we read until I put both her and her sister out (we can't sleep with them in the bedroom, they're up and down all night, crawling all over us - not good when you've got a 6.30am start!).
The only other time she comes out is to go to the kitchen to eat but she'll charge straight back to the bedroom once she's had enough.
She doesn't seem scared of us or of her sister (although her sister is the dominant one), she uses the litter tray and seems fine healthwise (had her looked over by the vet today). We've spent lots of time talking to her, brushing her (which she likes) and feeding her treats. Most of the time she responds (although only for a few minutes and then she'll crawl away to her corner again) so I'm really not sure if it's shyness or something else.
I bought some Feliway spray last weekend and at first it seemed to help - she came out of the bedroom a few times and even played a bit. Sadly, it didn't last and a couple of days later she was back hiding under the shelf. On Thursday I got a Feliway plug-in but that doesn't seem to have had any effect at all.
I'm running out of ideas! I wouldn't mind her staying in the bedroom if she was lounging on the bed or snuggled up to the radiator but hiding under a shelf is not a good way to spend most of her time, she doesn't seem to have much of a life and I feel really sorry for her - and just wish I knew what to do.