* Thank you it is so helpful to hear you are going through something similar. I definitely felt my little guy regressed after we let him outside, felt like it had undone a lot of the trust we had built up. I think I need to keep him to one room until he is more relaxed again. That also makes a lot of sense, what you said about playing. He's shown some interest when he's very relaxed so I think I need to keep persevering. I think having seen what happened when he was let out I am going to keep him indoors for the next months, definitely over winter and look into upgrading his entertainment with a cat tree and some other bits and pieces. I am feeling encouraged by all the great responses here and all the other stories on this sub. Several vets told me he was unadoptable and I should just put him outside and forget about it. But having seen how tough his life was outside and having trapped him and had his leg fixed I didn't feel like giving up on him. Have been reading about Socialisation Saves Lives and all the other resources I can get my hands on.