Gizmo isnt bonding with her owner!!!

Question
Dear Mr. Auspitz:
Doubt if you remember us. You deal with so many people. I'll give you a quick rundown. I have a 27 year old daughter in a wheelchair. Little over a year ago her cat of ten years, Vinnie, developed kidney failure and died almost one year ago. My son has a feral cat he found (lots and lots of them near where we live) named Cotty.
Little over four months ago my son discovered a bunch of feral kittens...again. Couple looked like Vinnie and so began our quest to catch one of them. Didn't get one, but caught this cute calico female. She has been so easy to tame. Right from the beginning she loved to be held and petted and scratched. Only problem the first three or four days was when you put her down she would panic when looking at us. Guess it was the size of us compared to her. My son named her Gizmo because she looked like Gizmo in Gremlins. I ended up calling her Boo Boo or Boo Boo Baby, and she is referred to as The Baby. Yes, I'm quirky.
In the beginning, the baby was so attached to Bobbi. Bobbi would hold her and the baby would be so happy. Purring. Content. But then sometimes Bobbi would have me hold her to keep her out of the way while Bobbi had to transfer in and out of her chair. The baby never liked that and would scratch me. I played smart and let go. Three times though Bobbi has accidently run over the baby. A foot, a tail...but the baby was still attached to her. Then almost two months ago the baby has become super attached to me. If I leave one room to go into another she will have to follow. She will wake up and follow too. She sleeps with me most times too. Her little head on the pillow. It's okay except now she doesn't want anything to do with Bobbi. I should add that Bobbi is the one who fed her. I only went to the store to pick up the food. She doesn't want Bobbi to touch her either. My son doesn't bother with her, which is okay. Bobbi is soooo hurt by this. Her cat and the darn thing doesn't want anything to do with her. How do we fix it? I hate the idea of not being able to enjoy her company, petting her, her snuggling with me, but Bobbi's happiness is more important than the cat and if it means not having anything to do her then so be it.
Thanks for your help
Janell

Answer
Janell,

There is nothing you can do to fix it.  I suspect Bobbi ran over Gizmo one too many times and cats, being fairly, smart would decide that staying away from Bobbi is preferable to being run over.

Once cats decide who they are going to bond with, there is not much that can be done.

On the other hand, what may work is for Bobbi to totally ignore Gizmo as if she does not exist.  It is a long shot, but you can try it.

The problem you have with kittens is that they are prone to get underfoot or under wheel, in this case.  Older cats usually have the good sense to stay away from feet and wheels to begin with.

I am sorry I cannot be more optimistic about getting Gizmo to pay attention to Bobbi.

Best regards... Norm.