KNOWN HISTORY:: Green Tea was brought in with limited information on his behavior history in a home environment. Green Tea lived with 20+ other cats in his previous home.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 4/8/26 Vol. Green Tea is sitting in loaf on top of the den with his side pressed against the back of the kennel. Shows no interest in the crunchy treats which had been left in the den nor in the purée extended on the tool. His pupils are dilated, ears neutral. He dodges the tool when an attempt is made to pet him with it although he continues to blink slowly and make soft eye contact. Then he pulled his tail in a little tighter and seems pilo-erect. After additional sweet talk, he seems to relax, blinking more frequently. An additional attempt to interest him in a treat fails, and he remains immobile when pet with the tool on his forehead, top of head and down his back, which is a good sign. (Not sure what he does when he’s by himself-the den was half filled with litter, and he kept still as I lifted the glass to brush the litter out.) 4/10/26 Vol. On top of hidey box, head up, meatloafed, ears slightly turned. Put treat bowl on cage floor - no movement. Approached with hard treat on scratcher tool - he looked and sat erect and made as if he was going to climb down. Instead he sat down and meatloafed against the back wall - allowing head scratches with tool - eyes closing, opening slightly when stopped. Gave plenty of scratches and ended interaction. No hissing or growling. 4/11/26 Vol. Mostly fueled up lying down in cubby facing forward, when approached, spoken to and yawning or hissed when door opened. Offered dry treats on scratcher tool. Briefly pet with scratcher tool, tensed up, started to sit up. Offered lickable treat on scratcher tool. Lied down again, didn't eat lickable treat right away. If hold it towards the side against wall or close to floor of condo will eat treat. Gave slow blinks to him. Got a blink back. Allowed light, brief petting by scratcher tool.  4/15/26 He was lying against the back of the cubby and began hissing when contact was attempted with the assess-a-hand. He showed signs of stress, including frequent lip licking, but briefly accepted some petting during the interaction. Green Tea is lying on her side in the back of the cubby, ears and eyes neutral. She needs no coaxing to lick the purée off the tool and allows petting with the tool on his head and body. He allows brief pets/scratches by hand on his forehead and top of his head (difficult to reach to the back of the kennel). 4/24/26 FB09 Upon opening the kennel door, Green Tea was lying in the back of his cubby, body calm and untense. He sniffed the squeeze-ups and immediately started eating. He allowed the handler to begin petting his head with the click stick and remained calm when the handler transitioned to petting his head via hand. Once the handler began petting him along his body, his eyes dilated and he began to tense and shift away. See GAN for Prior Assessment

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Shy ,Skittish,Independent

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Fearful,New home adjustment period,Adult cat socialization

Potential challenges comments:: Green Tea has displayed fearful behavior during their stay in the care center and has displayed distance-increasing behavior with extended handling. Fear aggression can occur when a cat perceives a threat and may escalate if they cannot escape. A fearful cat will feel more relaxed when given options, so provide him with the chance to move closer, investigate, or interact with you. Be sure to offer incentive such as treats or play time whenever the cat makes a small positive step. Please speak to an adoption counselor for additional information on methods to desensitize your cat to their fear stimulus. Green Tea is an adult cat that may not have had many interactions with humans from an early age. She is very apprehensive of people and while showing no aggressive behaviors, she does attempt to flee and avoid human contact. It is difficult to predict if she will respond to socialization, but we recommend offering high value treats and food to help build a positive association to humans. Please be mindful that older cats will require more time and skill in order for them to be comfortable around people. Please speak to an adoption counselor to learn more about socialization techniques. Green Tea should be given a slow introduction to the home, one room at a time starting in a small room like a bathroom with food, litter and water because behaviors seen at the Care Center [avoids contact, hides in den] strongly suggest that he will hide if allowed. Interact with him in this room until he seems sufficiently confident that you feel you can introduce him to the next part of the home without running the risk that he will hide. Please speak to an adoption counselor for additional information on methods to help introduce your cat to the home.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 3

RECOMMENDATIONS:: No young children

Recommendations comments:: Due to behaviors exhibited at the care center, a home without very young children is recommended. No children under age 13, respectful older children only. Counselor discretion.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: Green Tea is in the back of the cubby, lying and appearing reasonably calm. He sniffed treats and allowed an approach with the assessor’s hand, and sniffed treats there as well, and then allowed brief petting on his cheek and head before becoming somewhat upset, hissing and spitting slightly. Green Tea tolerates attention and petting but appears fearful or stressed in the shelter. He may be a little more independent and may need time to warm up to his new home. We recommend this cat go to a home with experienced cat parents. Due to the behavior shown, he may not be a great fit for young children. Any home with older children prepared to adopt this cat should conduct a thorough interaction and endeavor to monitor this cat around their children to prevent these behaviors from being reinforced.