KNOWN HISTORY:: Lived Indoors Previously lived with: 1 adult Behavior toward strangers: Joni is friendly and outgoing with strangers. Behavior toward children: No experience. Behavior toward cats: No experience. Behavior toward dogs: No experience. Bite or Scratch history: Yes, on 10/09/25. Sometimes unprovoked (when she goes after feet/ankles) - Bites and swats when approached for petting or during play or pauses between play, and sometimes she will approach to say hi, allow for a brief pet on her head and then nip or swat at you. Litter box training: Yes, no litterbox concerns. Energy level/descriptors: High (often playful/busy) Other notes: Joni is a very active, playful, affectionate, independent, and bold cat who prefers contact on her own terms and often observes from afar. She lived exclusively indoors and spent most of her time in the living room. Joni enjoys rough play, including biting skin, extending her nails, stalking and pouncing on feet, and chasing toys. She especially loves things that crinkle. She received interactive playtime at least twice a day, sometimes more. Joni likes to scratch on carpet or fabric and prefers horizontal surfaces. Her previous owner described her as very playful, independent, and cute. Joni eats both wet and dry food—her regular diet included Royal Canin Spayed/Neutered Adult (wet and dry), and Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins. She's also had Fancy Feast and other wet food varieties during times when her regular food was delayed. She especially loves wet food and eats it quickly, even with a food puzzle. Dry food is more of a nibble throughout the day. As for treats, she seems to enjoy everything, especially Churu and Greenies hard treats. Upon intake Joni was very friendly and outgoing with counselors. Counselors did report Joni becoming easily overstimulated so quick and short interactions work best for her.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT 9/2/25 Joni was standing in front of her kennel as the assessor approached, body and face relaxed with her ears forward and her tail raised. Joni made eye contact with an alert expression when spoken to and she reached out towards the assessor with soft paws as the kennel door opened. Joni allowed petting along her head and body initially while leaning in and arching her back. Joni tensed with continued petting and she whipped her head to snap at the air as the assessor's hand passed along her back. Pick up was not attempted at this time to reduce stress. Joni was surrounded by vocal cat neighbors as her assessment was conducted which may have contributed to her stress. 9/4/25 FB58 Cage door is opened and Joni quickly approaches the front with a neutral face and body, tail raised and ears forward. She sniffs my hand and I pets along her head and back and she seems to be comfortable but some movements are jerky. When I pet along her back again, she turns and bites my hand in warning, light to medium pressure but releases and moves on. I continue to pet in order to see how her overstimulation progresses, but pet lightly and have my other hand positioned over her head and neck in order to be able to control her if he decides to turn to the hand petting her. She accepts pets on head and cheeks, at times with ears forward and then ears tilt and I remove my hands. She accepts more pets along her back and is purring but somewhat tense, so I again remove the hand petting her and then the hand that was positioned over her head and she pauses for a second before reaching out with her paw and catching my hand and then moving forward to follow it as it is moving back to bite and hold, readjust and apply more pressure. I am able to remove her by lightly scruffing to lift her up and off of me and my hand - skin/the glove is not broken broken but indents of her canines are left. Her first warning bite while not a nip is somewhat appreciated as she at least is providing some sort of warning. However, the second bite is concerning in the sense that she didn't hiss, growl, or give any secondary warnings, and also paused before she caught and sought out my hand to then bite it. Considering petting induced aggression vs. overstimulation. 9/12/25 FB79 On the top part of the kennel, Joni has wide eyes with a loose tail and a forward ears. She slow blinks when i speak and when i bring in the tool for head and cheek pets she turned her head with her ears tilted and started to lightly bite and nibble on the tool. 9/15/25 FB61 Joni is showing consistent signs of overstimulation at this time. They do not need socialization, these behaviors are likely to continue in a home environment and this is not an indication that this cat is under socialized. They are a cat who may be sensitive to physical or environmental stimuli. They will benefit from plenty of non-contact, interactive playtime and mental stimulation in their new home. GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Lively

VOCAL:: Somewhat chatty

CHARACTER TYPE: : Bold,Social,Curious,Skittish,Independent

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Pet-induced aggression,Overstimulation,Rough play,Fearful,Very high energy level,Other

Potential challenges comments:: Joni has a bite/scratch history. The bites and scratches are described as unprovoked (when she goes after feet/ankles). She may have a high prey drive and has a very high energy level. Joni is an active young cat who would benefit from increased mental and physical stimulation to appropriately direct her energy. We recommend using fishing pole-type toys as they allow for vigorous and stimulating exercise. Puzzle feeders will also keep Joni engaged and exercise her brain in addition to her body. Initially Joni solicits petting and attention, but after a few soft passes over the body she nipped at the assess-a-hand. This may be a sign of petting-induced aggression, where repeated physical contact results in discomfort for the cat, or it may be a sign of overstimulation. In a home, Joni bites and swats when approached for petting or during play or pauses between play, and sometimes she will approach to say hi, allow for a brief pet on her head and then nip or swat. As a result of this observed behavior we recommend adopters who are familiar with signs of behavioral arousal and agitation in cats, so that interactions can be ended before Joni becomes reactive. Please complete interactions with a scratcher tool - signage has been placed on her kennel pouch. 11/07/25 When meeting with Joni, she appears to have deteriorated as her touch sensitivity worsened with a more intense and prolonged reaction as was a much shorter threshold to touch. While she greets the assessor at the front and is social and curious, when touched/pet along the side of her head lightly with the assessor's hand (while wearing a bite glove), she immediately whips her head to look at their hand and tries to bite as she turns and grabs onto their hand with both front paws tightly. She then pulls their arm closer, beginning to bite and hold or repeatedly bite at different parts of their hand/forearm as she bunny kicks roughly. The assessor keeps their hand still and loose, slowly beginning to try and pull back, but Joni holds tighter, continuing to bite. She is eventually distracted by the assessor's other hand moving and turns to look. All bites were with moderate pressure but were very clearly felt through the bite glove and have the potential to have broken skin. This same behavior is repeated each time the assessor attempts to make contact with her. She will initially be curious with a mostly neutral face and body, and contact is made- upon which she tenses and hyper focuses on the hand as if it were prey - ears tilted, eyes wide and pupils dilated, breathing deeply, and holding tightly to the hand. At times she will look up as she is still holding the hand and huff with eyes wide. Due to limited ability to make contact as well as the speed and lack of warning signs, Joni would do best at rescue. The behavior team also feels Joni may benefit from some type of behavior med to see if there is any change to her behavior or cpacity to manage her reactivity.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : New Hope Only

RECOMMENDATIONS:: No other cats OR multi-cat home with adopters experienced with introducing new cats,Adult only home

Recommendations comments:: Client said the cat is missing fur, and hisses around other cats, but is otherwise very friendly. Due to prior history from the trial adopter (see separate notes) and a bite/scratch history we feel that this cat will do best in an experienced cat parent home.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 9/2/25 + 10/16/25 Joni is laying in her kennel on approach. She has a soft body, forward ears, and almond eyes. At the sight of the assessor she begins kneading her blanket and then rolling around on her back. Joni comes right to the front when the kennel door is opened, attempting to push her head through the opening, looking around. She is redirected with dry treats that she begins to eat. Joni is pet with the assess-a-hand on her cheeks, and she leans in to the pets, rubbing on the assess-a-hand. She is pet along her back and she remains relaxed, her tail in a high question mark. Assessor places more treats for Joni and attempts to pet her again along her body. After a few passes, Joni whips around to nip lightly at the assess-a-hand, her eyes wide, before turning her attention back to eat her treats. The interaction is ended. 11/7/25 Upon meeting with Joni again, the assessor approaches the cage and opens the cage door slowly. Joni is sitting at the front of the cage with a neutral face and body, ears forward and eyes almond. As the door is opened, she stands quickly and steps forward to peer around the door seeming to be very curious about the room. The assessor slowly reaches up and pets along her neck to also try and prevent her from attempting to jump out. After 2-3 pets on her neck, Joni quickly turns to try and bite at the assessor's hand and then quickly turns fully to grab hold of the assessor's hand and hold it tightly as she bites it multiple times and bunny kicks with her ears tilted and eyes wide, body appearing highly strung. There is some difficulty in removing their hand from her grip (more details in potential challenges). Joni appears to have deteriorated and is no longer capable of tolerating touch without escalating and the intensity and duration of the escalation has increased as well. After observing her the consistency of her behaviors, the intensity of her reactivity, and difficulty to redirect - the behavior team feels that rescue is the most appropriate pathway for her and would recommend potentially exploring a trial of behavior medication (after speaking with a private vet) to see if her reactivity can be managed. Joni is displaying behaviors that preclude placement in the adoptions room and/or may require further investigation before placement in a home. She has tried to scratch, bite, and does not currently tolerate petting or handling. The behavior department feels that placement with a New Hope Partner is the best option at this time. She may have a known history of behavioral issues that need to be addressed.