KNOWN HISTORY:: Indoor Cat Previously lived with: Adults, children. Behavior toward strangers: Shy and timid. She may hide initially but warms up after two or more weeks. She prefers contact on her own terms and may hiss if boundaries are pushed. Behavior toward children: Shy and timid. She may hide initially but warms up after two or more weeks. She prefers contact on her own terms and may hiss if boundaries are pushed. Behavior toward cats: No experience Behavior toward dogs: No experience Bite or Scratch history: None Energy level/descriptors: Medium Energy Level Other notes: She is described as an affectionate, quiet, an independent indoor lap cat who spends most of her time in the bedroom or living room of her home when she is not sitting at an available window. She plays gently with water or by chasing and pouncing on toys, things that crinkle or random items, she will fetch things and chase bugs as well. She scratches on rough rope, carpet, or fabric surfaces and loves to cuddle with her people. She eats both wet and dry food of Fancy Feast brand and her favorite treat is freeze dried chicken. She is accustomed to having access to a covered litterbox with unscented litter located in the hallway of her home. Hisses when having her nails trimmed, enjoys having her coat brushed and being picked up or held. Will struggle or squirm when placed in a carrier. Upon intake she as noted to be fearful and timid.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 6/22/26 FB79 Inside of the den, Tiffany is crouched when i lifted the den cover and lip licked with wide eyes when i greeted her; when i returned with treats i tossed some in for her which she leaned in to sniff but didnt care for. However when i used the tool for her to sniff she hissed harshly and turned her head away - i was able to pet her cheek and chin before she turned and hissed at the tool again with now flat ears. 6/26/26 FB79 Today Tiffany had wide eyes, forward ears and her tail wrapped and an arched back; Tiffany leaned in to sniff the treat that i offered but when i tried to hold it closer into the den she hissed and backed away. I placed the treat on a tray that i then placed in the den as she watched with dilated eyes and her body curled but she didnt lean in to sniff for a while. I spoke to her softly but didnt attempt contact and after a few she leaned in to sniff and slowly started to enjoy her trats. 7/7/26 FB25 Tiffany is inside of her den. I slide in a tray of squeeze up with no reaction. When I lift the den cover, she is crouched and watching me with very wide eyes, curled tightly. I slowly bring the scratcher tool her the den opening with squeeze up on the end, and she sniffs the air, though remains frozen and hisses when it comes too close to her. I don't push contact and just slow blink at her and talk softly for a bit, leaving her a large pile of treats. 7/9/26 FB79 Tiffany displayed the same behaviors as the previous enrichment note. 7/14/26 FB25 Tiffany is resting inside of her litter box when I enter today. She is crouched with wide eyes and forward ears, watching me intently. I slow blink at her through the glass and eventually she returns a few. I slowly open the door and her eyes widen again. I place some squeeze up and treats down. She looks at them, but makes no move toward them. I reach forward slightly to push in a dish, and her ears flatten and she hisses. I pull back and leave the kennel door cracked, just slow blinking at her. She settles again and begins returning slow blinks, shifting her body into a slightly more relaxed sitting position. 7/16/26 FB61 We do an interaction in the style of 'fraidy cat club. She is in her den with her head lowered, her pupils dilated and her ears flat. She raises her head and hisses when I lift her cage cover and I slow-blink and speak to her softly. I remove myself after she stops hissing or slow-blinks. I repeat this 3 x. 7/19/26 FB25 Tiffany is inside of her den. I place in a TP roll enrichment toy and some treats. When I slowly lift the den cover, she hisses, her ears flattening, and she swats hard at the glass. I move back, slow blinking and talking softly to her until she is no longer hissing. When she is settled, I tell her 'good' and remove myself. GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Bold,Shy ,Timid,Skittish,Independent

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Fearful,Other,New home adjustment period

Potential challenges comments:: Tiffany has a bite incident in shelter on 6/30/26: Vet staff tried to administer the post surgical medication to Tiffany, and saw that the den door was open and tried to reach in through the opening so that the medication could be given orally as instructed. When the staff member's hand entered the den, Tiffany bit them on the right middle and ring finger. The bite left two 1mm puncture wounds. One puncture on each finger. The staff member was able to wash her hands with soap and water and then further cleaned with chlorohexidine. They will not be seeking further medical attention. Given her level of fear and behaviors observed during her re-evaluation on 7/8/26, having a staff member introduce their hand into her den very likely would have surprised Tiffany and triggered an extreme fear response, leading to her lunging and biting - similar to her reactive behaviors during her evaluation. There is potential that this behavior is shelter specific as she is noted to be a lap cat in her previous home and will warm up to strangers if given time and if her boundaries are respected. Upon being evaluated again, Tiffany appears to be displaying behaviors that indicate a very high level of FAS and quickly escalates to defensive aggression. She is noted to be a somewhat fearful cat in her previous home. 7/8/26 In shelter, with some High FAS cats, when the den cover remains on the den - not being able to see staff approach results in a major and immediate escalation to defensive aggression (hard swats from inside the den or lunging). When the den cover is removed and they are given time to settle, are able to see the room around them as well as staff as they approach (as well as the comfort of a cage cover), they begin to decompress and settle into their cage more. These cat then either had their dens turned so that they could peak through the den portal first and see what was approaching, or had the den cover removed to allow a higher visual on staff entering into the cage. With time, these highly reactive and defensively fractious cats began to spend more time out of the den and would settle into the space more appropriately. They would respond to socialization attempts, and in some cases over time, would approach and accept touch/pets/or would eat treats out of the behavior staff's hands. Tiffany's cage set-up was adjusted on 7/8/26 in order to see if it would assist in helping her decompress as they otherwise seemed to not be adjusting well in a shelter setting. She initially had no cage cover and had a den cover placed, and would quickly reach out of the den and attempt to swat whenever the cage door was opened and would swat harshly at tools used to close her den portal. Behavior Staff altered the set up to then have a cage cover on 7/8/26 and removed the den cover, after a few repeated observed cases of cats with previously fearful behavior outside of the shelter.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 4

RECOMMENDATIONS:: Adult only home

Recommendations comments:: Due to her behavior in shelter and her bite incident while in care, the behavior team feels that Tiffany would do best in an adult-only home. She has been reported to live with children before, however the ages of the children were not provided and she is noted to hiss if her boundaries are not respected. Counselor may use discretion based on interaction.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 6/18/26 Upon approach, Tiffany is hiding beneath a blanket in her kennel. She has one half of her face sticking out and looks at the assessor with wide eyes and forward ears. She returns a few slow blinks and remains under the blanket until the kennel door is slowly opened. She sits up and begins lip-licking, backing into the corner of the kennel. She wraps her tail around her feet and her pupils become larger. She shows no interest in treats. When her head and the sides of her face are pet with the scratcher tool, she flattens her ears and low growls. When it is run along her body, she turns her head toward it and hisses twice. She then tolerates it without escalating further but moves away from the scratcher as much as she can. No pick up is attempted due to high FAS. 7/8/26 On approach, she is in her den and cannot be coaxed out. When the assessor slowly offers the scratcher tool at the side of the den and introduces the tool into the den, she quickly and suddenly lunges forward to hiss and lunge - swatting at the tool with a tense face and body, eyes wide and dilated, ears tilted. The assessor closes the den portal which she lunges at again, and removes the den cover, revealing Tiffany at the back sitting hunched with eyes wide and head low. WHen she is spoken to, she appears to settle somewhat but she still escalates to lunging and immediately biting the tool when the den door is slowly lifted and the tool is offered out to her slowly. When the assessor touches along her side softly, she turns and bites the stick part of the tool as well. Upon being evaluated again, Tiffany appears to be displaying behaviors that indicate a very high level of FAS and quickly escalates to defensive aggression. She is noted to be a somewhat fearful cat in her previous home and takes some time to warm up to strangers and appreciates her boundaries being respected - making a shelter environment one that would be difficult for her to adjust to. While she may have some potential with socialization to be approached and adjust to the shelter, at this time, she displays behaviors that are not appropriate for general adoption or the adoptions floor. She displays high levels of FAS and during her assessment, and quickly escalated to defensive behaviors. The behavior team feels that she would do best in an adult-only home with experienced adopters that are willing to give her plenty of time to adjust to her new environment, and understand how to work with fearful cats. Her behaviors are likely shelter specific and the behavior team feels that once given time to decompress outside of the shelter, approached slowly and with respect for her boundaries, she will likely return to her previous playful, lap cat, and cuddly behaviors once she is comfortable with her new family and feels safe in her new home.