KNOWN HISTORY:: Nemo was brought in as a stray, there is no known information on her behavior history in a home environment. Upon intake cat was stressed and fearful. Staff was able to scan for MC but not to collar. Cat was transferred into a den and placed in exam room.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 12/09/25 FB06 Nemo was in her den out of view. She pokes her head out as the kennel door is opened. Her eyes are wide and she is hissing. I slowly offer her treats on the scratcher and she swats. I closed the portal and lifted the den cover, she is still hissing, swats the glass. I offer her the scratcher under the glass, she swats it and continues to hiss. I ended the interaction and when I walked away she came out of the den and was peeking out of the cubby side of the kennel. 12/11/25 FB20 Nemo is coming out of her den when the kennel door is opened. When she sees the handler she softly hisses, and jumps up to her shelf to eat her wet food. Handler slow blinks and talks softly to her while she eats, and Nemo will pause to look up before resuming eating. 12/16/25 FB06 Nemo seems very stressed, non stop meowing, lunging and attacking the kennel door if the cage cover is lifted. I opened the cubby door to offer her some chicken but she had no interest and tried to push her nose out through the opening. I offered her the scratcher and she sniffed but continued to try and nudge the door open more. 12/16/25 ACFR Nemo was meowing loudly and repetitively, lunging and striking the glass as I approached the kennel. She continued this behavior as I sat in front of her kennel. After some time of slow blinking and softly speaking to her she calmed down, her meows became less intense and lowered in volume, body was notably less tense. I slowly opened the kennel door, she approached slowly, sniffed my hand and began head-bunting. I began to gently scratch her cheek and head. I continued the interaction for a minute and end the interaction early as to not overstimulate her. 12/18/25 FB61 Hunched in front of kennel, body and face tense with her ears forward. She stress meows very loudly upon initial approach, however if you hunch down in front of her and speak to her softly she begins to soften her vocalizations, she begins to slow-blink and she begins to rub against the kennel door. She LOVES to be spoken to, she eats all the treats offered and she plays with the toys offered! I did not attempt petting today as I don't feel she's ready at this time. I have seen ACS staff scratch her head and cheeks, which she leans in for! Has potential! 12/20/25 FB79 At the front of the kennel Neo is standing on her back legs/pawing at the glass, hissing, spiting, growling loudly and striking when the kennel cover was lifted. She had wide/dilated eyes and a tilted ear as she growls and grumbles louder when spoken to. Will request for GABA. 12/23/25 FB06 Nemo was on the ledge at the front eating and meowing between bites. Her eyes were neutral and ears forward. As the door is opened, she pokes her head out and sniffs my hand and then nudges it. She allows head petting and begins to purr. GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Lively,Athletic

VOCAL:: Talkative

CHARACTER TYPE: : Bold,Sweet,Affectionate,Demanding,Playful,Curious,Independent

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Fearful,New home adjustment period

Potential challenges comments:: Please see behavior flyers for more information.

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

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: On approach, Nemo is in her den and can be heard hissing and low growling from inside her den. When the assessor attempts to open the cage door initially, she pokes her head out and does an aborted lunge as she snarls and hisses hard. When the door is opened, she repeats this again and begins to growl and hiss consistently. The assessor then offers the scratcher tool out slowly and she reaches out from the den and swats the tool hard repeatedly as she snarls again. The interaction is ended to prevent even further escalation and pick up is not attempted. 12/22/25 Although Nemo did not allow petting or handling previously, through socialization attempts made by our staff, Nemo is now beginning to acclimate to the shelter environment. Nemo was standing in front of her kennel as the assessor approached, ears forward and fluffy tail raised in a question mark position. Nemo made eye contact when spoken to and she began kneading, vocalizing and head-butting the kennel door as the assessor crouched down in front of her. Nemo tolerated petting along her head and back after the kennel door was opened while leaning in, rubbing her cheeks all over and raising her tail. Nemo tried to push out of the kennel but the assessor did not allow it. Nemo appears to have the potential to escalate at this time as her tail does sway around and her body and face does remain tensed despite her leaning in and soliciting attention. Pick up was not attempted at this time to reduce stress. Nemo tolerates attention and petting but may be fearful or stressed in the shelter, and may be intimidated by small children. She may be a little more independent, and may need time to warm up to her new home. Due to the behaviors seen in the care center, we feel that this cat will do best in an experienced, adult only home.