Calming our scaredy cat

We rescued an adult cat a year ago that may have been badly treated as he only trusts us.

- DR DAVID GRANT

You wrote recently about how to introduce a new cat to the household. Our problem is different - how to introduce visitors. If anyone comes to visit, the cat runs upstairs, hides and won't come down for hours. We are not sure what to do.This is a common problem and it is important to solve it. Although some people might think the cat has provided a solution for itself when visitors arrive, the reality is a very anxious cat hiding, a