KNOWN HISTORY:: Recent Known History: Lived Indoors Previously lived with: 2 Adults Behavior toward strangers: Shy and timid with strangers, will hide Behavior toward children: Unknown Behavior toward cats: Unknown Behavior toward dogs: Unknown Bite or Scratch history: Has had multiple minor bite to adopter’s legs and ankles that have drawn blood but have not required medical attention – see “Potential Challenges” section Litter box training: Yes, she uses a covered litter box kept in the living room. Energy level/descriptors: Medium Energy Level Other notes: She is affectionate and playful. She loves to look out the window chase her toys. She will jump out at your feet sometimes. She loves things that crinkle. Randomly she likes to lay in your lap. She uses carboard and carpet for scratching. She will hiss when picked up or placed in a carrier. During intakes the cat was growling, hissing, swatting and lunging. After the cat would not walk into the den, and was attempting to lung staff had to "dump" into den. Previous Known History: Smoke Bonz Lived Indoors Previously lived with: 1 adult Behavior toward strangers: prefers contact on her own terms Bite or Scratch history: Yes reported. Litter box training: Yes Energy level/descriptors: medium, She likes to pounce on feet and scratch. Other notes: Smoke is a friendly cat when she wants to be. She has good manners, doesn't eat people food or jumps on tables when eating. She minds her business a lot. She can be an independent cat.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 2/7/24 Crouched on her bedding, alert with eyes wide. She sniffs the scratcher tool and accepts pets along the head and body. Low grumbles throughout the interaction and leans in for chin rubs. She then walks off ignoring offered treats. 2/9/24 Low grumbles but head bunts the scratcher tool. She accepts pets, loose body with tail high. Pilo-erect fur and hisses throughout the interaction while she continues to seek attention. 2/14/24 By the front curiously sniffing offered chicken fillet treats but had no interest. Alert with soft eyes. Ears relaxed and forward. She head bunts the cage bars but grumbles during our one on one. Kept short to reduce any possible escalation. 2.15.24 At front of kennel, head-bunting doors and soft meowing. Soon her hair becomes pilo-erect, her tail flicks and her ears face sideways but erect. Her body relaxes when treats are offered and she grumbles as she eats them. She accepts pets on the head and cheeks, then insists on keeping to walk out of the kennel. She shows signs of overstimulation again, staff ends interaction to prevent escalation. 1/06/25 FB61 In cat den, almost completely hidden from view. He watches me with a low and tense face and body, eyes partially squinted with ears tilted and pupils dilated. He maintains eye contact throughout our session, slow-blinking hard when offered treats. Very nervous boy - needs more time to adjust. 1/11/25 FB58 Lying at the front of the cage with a neutral face and body, ears forward as I approach and stands to greet me when I open the cubby door. She sniffs the hand offered and rubs her cheeks along my hand for a moment as I let her lead the petting, before she begins to grumble and growl. I close the cubby door and wait for her to go back into the main area before I open the cubby again and place some treats down (which she eats). 1/15/25 FB58 Sitting at the front of the cage as I approach with a neutral face and body. I open the cafe door and offer my hand, she leans forward and sniffs and rubs her cheeks along my hand as her fur ripples. I let her lead pets as I keep an eye on her back and tail. Once her fur ripples again and her tail begins to flick I end the interaction and offer her chicken (doesn't eat) to reward for no growling.

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Moderate

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Social,Affectionate,Playful,Curious,Timid,Skittish,Independent

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

Potential challenges comments:: Client said she adopted the cat in June and since the cat has been great, no concerns. Around November time the cat would randomly start attacking her and her son at random. Client said her son would go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and if he did not use his flashlight the cat would attack his legs, biting and quickly running away. Client said another time she was cooking at the stove and she randomly heard growling and hissing, as she was turning around the cat was biting her ankle and then running away. Client stated there were more times but these are the examples of randomness. Client said she lives in the home by herself now, as her son went off to school, but when he is home as well the home is always quiet. She is unsure what the cause is. These bites did break skin but did not require medical attention, and none within 10 days. Herby the Love Bug displays overstimulation behaviors in shelter and is noted to jump out for ankles by her previous owners. Some of these behaviors may be explained as stalking behaviors and possible under stimulation.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : New Hope Only

RECOMMENDATIONS:: Adult only home

Recommendations comments:: Due to the behavior seen in shelter and needing a longer time to warm up, the behavior team feels Herby the Love Bug would do best in an adult-only home where they would be able to acclimate in a calm environment.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: Herbie the Love Bug was crouched inside the den after lifting up the den cover. Alert with eyes wide, pupils dilated. Ears tilt to the side. She low growls while accepting brief pets along the head and body with the scratcher tool through the side portal door. Skin twitches when first petted followed by a hiss. After, she lip flicks throughout the interaction and remains immobile in place. Upon returning to the shelter, Herby the Love Bug is in her den and initially hidden from view. She pokes her head out when treats are offered with ears forward and eyes wide as she lip licks but appears curious. When the assessor offers the scratcher tool, she sniffs it and makes her way out of the den with her tail low and walks forward to the front of the cage. She accepts a few pets on her head and cheeks as well as along her back with her tail raised as it begins to become pilo-erect and her fur ripples and twitches slightly. She rubs her cheek along the tool before she hisses and reaches out to swat at the assessor and the tool, continuing to display signs of overstimulation, as she low growls. When the assessor returns and introduces the Assess-A-Hand, she immediately hisses and low growls before she swats at the hand multiple times with a pilo-erect tail and tense face and body. She swats again and attempts to bite at the hand. Pick up is not attempted. Herby the Love Bug appears conflicted but 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 swat bite, 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.