Poor baby. I put my fur baby in a big dog pen. When we let her out, she ran under tbe dresser. She came afound. I thnk its just natural to jide and ck you out from a distance. Have you mom speak in a soft voice and call her name. I just kept saying zoey over and over again. In a few days she was answering. She wwuldnt meow till she was a out 9 mos. Old. Now...shell carry on a conversation. Bezt of luck, keep us posted.