Characteristics of a potential adopter fit for Patience: quiet home; retired individual or couple; Patience may have a slight preference for men given her history; someone who is committed to a consistent, gentle and loving approach earning Patience's trust over a lengthy time period.Patience: in her own wordsMy name is Patience. As my name suggests, I am seeking an adopter who has a big heart and plenty of patience with me to allow me to adjust to my new forever home. I came to Feline Rescue because the man who was my whole world passed away and his wife moved into memory care. I used to sit on his lap for hours at a time during my 11 years with him. In my heart, I am still that lap cat. However, I am deeply grieving the loss of my prior family and I need your love and patience in order to heal and find my way back to being a lap cat. Currently I live with my foster mom. I live in her guest bedroom and I am not comfortable coming out when she is in the room. I am still nursing my broken heart. I feel safest in hiding spaces such as under the bed and under her cedar chest. I do enjoy eating my meals. However, I prefer privacy while I eat. I do use my litter box well and am very tidy.A note from Patience's foster mom: Patience truly has a broken heart and is profoundly mourning the loss of her prior family. She is very guarded and frightened. She does allow me to rub her behind the ears and she purrs quietly. However, at this time she is not coming out from under the bed or cedar chest when I am in the room with her. Patience will likely require a long-term commitment to consistently earning her trust over time before she will seek you out to show affection. If you are willing to earn her trust over time, it is my belief you will be well rewarded by her love. Given that Patience may not be able to demonstrate much affection until she is further along in her grieving process and has established trust with you, a potential adopter may wish to consider Patience as a companion animal for a household that already contains at least one cat that is affectionate and outgoing. Speaking from my own personal experience, I have a cat with anxiety/fear issues and I paired her adoption with an outgoing, social, loving cat. By doing so, it allowed me to receive the immediate reward of a love-bug cat which then made it easier for me to accept my anxiety-prone cat and earn her trust and affection over time. In my case, it did take several years, but now both cats are equally affectionate and cuddly.Please visit felinerescue.org/11fostertest_v3/ to learn more about me and where I am located!