Thanks for responding. She is an affectionate cat, loves a pat and is not standoffish at all. She likes to hide under tables so she definitely has a shy side.
She was owner surrender and had a litter that all sold from the shelter before her. I believe she was only there for less than a year...
We have just bought an older cat from a cat shelter. She is 4 years old and we assumed she would know to use the kitty litter. We let her have run of the house for the first day (apparently not the thing to do) and she pooped on the carpet..... then read that we should lock her in a room with...