KNOWN HISTORY:: Indoor Cat Previously lived with: 2 adults, 1 child, 5 other cats, Behavior toward strangers: warms up before or after two weeks or more. Behavior toward children: Plays gently Behavior toward cats: plays rough (can break skin), he tends to bully his son (cat), curious, stress meows, hisses, growls, nips, swats, bites. Owner stated that Philly does tend to play fight/play rough with his son, PJ (229740). They do scratch and bite one another but there was no skin breakage or medical attention. Owner stated that, when they play fight, there is a lot of hair in the home and that Philly can exceed his play towards PJ, which scares him. Behavior toward dogs: hisses, growls, nips, swats, bites Bite or Scratch history: None Litter box training: No concerns reported Energy level/descriptors: Medium energy Other notes: Philly is described as friendly, independent, and watches from afar. He has access to indoor and likes to be at the kitchen and at the window. Philly is not interested in playing. He plays once a day. Philly likes to scratch wood, cardboard, and vertical surfaces. Philly likes to eat both dry and wet food. Unbothered when picked up or held or placed in a carrier.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 8/17/25 Vol. In main kennel area, eating dry food. Looked up when spoken to with normal eyes. Ate from a cup of squeeze-up and Temptations pushed through the bars. Initially ignored the cat dancer and ate wet food instead, then played for ~5 minutes, batting and biting it, and carrying the feathers in his mouth. After playtime, sniffed my fingers a few times, but did not lean in. Then lay down in the the cubby and allowed head scratches, head bunting gently for more attention and moving head around. 8/19/25 Vol. Came right up to door for attention. Accepted several minutes of head rubs. Ate Squeeze-ups from finger. Loved playing with the tassel toy and the catnip toy. Sweet boy! 8/24/25 Vol. Philly was curled up tight in his litter box. He was very under the weather (very congested). He was not interested in treats or interacting. He lifted his head for a second when I opened the cubby door and put down treats, but he quickly put his head back down without sniffing the treats. 9/4/25 FB32 Lying down curled up on the shelf with his head tucked in and tail wrapped around his body. When spoken to and opening the door, he perks up and hovers over the front of the shelf and head bunts for petting. He accepts treats offered and leans in hard for cheek rubs. He is easily coaxed with more treats and petting to climb down to the main kennel area. When stroking his back and rotating his body, he stands his ground and swishes his tail. During pick up, he is calm and relaxed, rests his front limbs on the assessor's arm, continues to swish his tail, and allows petting all over when held for 5 seconds. After placing him back down on the shelf, he continues to appreciate more petting and cheek rubs; however, when holding him back on his head in order to replace his soiled linens, he short stress meows and swats the air to get my hand off of his head. He recovers fairly quickly and lies down in loaf position on the shelf. Much improved tolerance with handling, but still shows signs of overstimulation. 9/9/25 Sitting in back of kennel. Ate 3 Squeeze-ups from clicker. Tolerated a few minutes of head scratches with tool. When I attempted to scratch by hand, he lunged towards me so I ended interaction to avoid FAS.

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Moderate

VOCAL:: Quiet

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

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Overstimulation,Fearful,Uncomfortable with pick up,New home adjustment period

Potential challenges comments:: Displaying conflicted behavior; he will rubs his face on the assessor's hand but he may hiss or gently swat when unsure about the attention. During pick up, he tenses up, stress meows, and hisses when briefly held. He may become agitated, territorial, or defensive when being bothered from resting or hiding in a litter/hidey box before preparing for transport (see Enrichment Notes above from 8/15/25 for more details). His tolerance for petting and handling has improved; however, he may show signs of overstimulation (see Enrichment Notes above from 9/4/25 for more details).

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 3

RECOMMENDATIONS:: No young children,No other cats OR multi-cat home with adopters experienced with introducing new cats,No dogs

Recommendations comments:: No young children under 13 years old due to conflicted or fearful behavior. Counselor discretion is advised. No cats or dogs due to reports of how Philly plays rough curious, stress meows, hisses, growls, nips, swats, bites at them.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: Philly was sitting up at the front of the kennel with a neutral body and eyes. When spoken to and opening the door, he hovers over the front entrance and sniffs treats offered. He welcomes petting on the head and rubs his face on the assessor's hand to solicit attention. He leans in hard for cheek rubs and raises his hips and tail in the air when stroking his body. During pick up, he tenses up, stress meows, and hisses when briefly held. After placing him back down, he recovers fairly quickly and continues to tolerate more petting and rub his face on the assessor's hand/body for more cheek rubs; however, after closing the door, he hisses and reaches his paw out to swat the assessor. Philly interacts with the observer, tolerates attention and petting, but appears moderately/somewhat fearful or stressed in the shelter and he did not appear to like being picked up during the behavior evaluation. Please keep in mind there are many reasons why a cat may be uncomfortable with this type of handling and that this may not necessarily translate into a home environment. He may be a little more independent, and may need time to warm up to his new home. We recommend that 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 future home with children should be counseled in respecting the cat’s space and for the family to use care when picking him up, especially while he is still adjusting to his new home. 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.