KNOWN HISTORY:: Dodge was brought in from a hoarding situation with limited information on her behavior history in a home environment. During intakes minimum handling was done.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 2/21/25 FB79 Laying in the back of her cubby behind her litterbox, Dodge has a neutral face/body with her paws tucked and almond eyes. She has no reaction when i speak but is very interest when i place treats in front of her as she leans in to enjoy. When i bring in the scratcher tool to pet she quickly sits up with a tense body and tightly wrapped tail, backs her head away as far as possible before tolerating the pets on her head and cheeks. 2/27/25 FB58 Curled up and pressed against the back of the cubby with a tense face and body, she hisses and lunges slightly after I move the litter box to place treats closer to her. I then wait and let her move closer to the treats in how own time, and she begins to eat. I click and mark each time she eats a treat in front of me before I then place some squeeze up on the tool and offer it out to her, which she eats as well. I replace her soiled linens in the cubby and offer her a hide box which she eventually gets into. 3/2/25 Vol. Dodge was hunched up between the bed and the back wall of the kennel, in the compartment where the litter box is usually placed. She tolerated being petted on her body with a scratcher tool, but pulled away from it when I tried to pet her head. I put treats near her, behind the bed and she ate them. She remained in her safe space behind the bed for the entire interaction. 3/7/25 FB79 inside of her hidey box, Dodge has her eyes soft with forward ears and has no reaction when i open the kennel door and speak to her softly. I slowly introduce the scratcher tool with some treats that she leans in to enjoy and allows me to pet on her head as she slow blinks when i speak to her softly. She remained very still/tolerant and enjoys more treats that i offered! 3/9/25 Vol. Dodge was curled up in her bed. I put Churu near her and she stretched her head out to eat it. Each time I put a hand towards her, she pulled away. On the final attempt, she tapped my hand with her paw, letting me know she did not want to interact with me. I ended the interaction so as not to cause her any stress. 3/11/25 FB58 Sitting curled up in her box at the back of the cubby with a slightly tense face and body, ears forward, and eyes wide and dilated. She sniffs my hand as I hold a treat out for her and tries to take it before it drops into the box. She begins to eat the treat and I treats in my palm which she eats out of before I drop the rest into the box. Plan to work on clicker training for pets today but she flinches each time my hand gets to close to her and she gives a warning swat that breaks my glove but no skin. -GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Shy ,Sweet,Curious,Timid,Independent

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

Potential challenges comments:: Dodge came in with about 11 other cats, it is likely that she was not appropriately socialized to humans.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 3

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 Dodge would do best in an adult-only home where they would be able to acclimate in a calm environment.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 2/12/25 On approach, Dodge is curled up in the litter box at the back of the cubby with a tense face and body, eyes wide and dilated. She lip licks occasionally and when the assessor offers the scratcher tool, she tenses but remains in place. She is tolerant of pets along her head and body with the tool but remains tense and frozen throughout. Pick up is not attempted due to high levels of FAS. 3/4/25 Upon re-eval, Dodge is laying curled up in her box at the front of the cubby with a tense face and body, ears forward and eyes wide. The assessor offers her a treat and holds it out to her and she leans forward to sniff it before it is dropped into the box with more treats. As she begins to eat the treats, the assessor begins to pet along the back of her head and shoulders, which she allows. She begins to soften slightly as the petting continues and stands at times to arch up into the pets along her shoulders and back. Pick up is not attempted at this time. 4/4/25 During Dodge's re-evaluation, she is inside her cubby with a her paws under her body, almond eyes, a loose tail and almond eyes; she has no reaction when the assessor approaches and speaks to her as well as when she is pet on head/cheeks however, she does slowly turn and hiss at the assessors hand when they pet down and around her body. Dodge sits up, wrapping her tail around her legs with now slightly dilated eyes and a raised paw then the assessor places in a few treats near her. Without any escalating, Dodge allowed the assessor to pet on head and cheeks once again with the scratcher tool while keeping her paw raised and maintaining still. When the assessor attempted to conduct pick up, Dodge tensed up, shoulders hunched in as she pulled away from the assessor backing herself into the corner of the cubby where she low hissed and lip licked. Dodge is an adult cat that may not have had many interactions with humans from an early age. She is apprehensive of people and while showing no aggressive behaviors, she appears wary of 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. Due to the behaviors seen in the care center, we feel that this cat will do best in an experienced, adult only home.