KNOWN HISTORY:: Indoor Cat Previously lived with: 3 adults, 2 children Behavior toward strangers: Prefers contact on their terms Behavior toward children: Tolerant Behavior toward cats: Stress meows, Growls, Hisses, Bites, Swats, Nips Behavior toward dogs: No experience Bite or Scratch history: Incidents on 2/4/2026 and 4/14/2026 due to fighting with another cat. Litter box training: This cat has been having litter box issues over the past few months. Whenever she got stressed, she would urinate on the cat house and then urinated on any fabric that resembled the cat house after it was removed. Now she urinates on any corner space near furniture. Energy level/descriptors: Medium Other notes: If they hiss, growl, swat, or bite - these behaviors are usually: Offensive How this cat reacts when someone... - Trims their nails: Never done - Brushes their coat: Unbothered - Picks up/holds: Enjoys - Places them in a carrier: Stress meows

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 7/9/26 FB73 Adoptions staff member flagged me to let me know that they observed Princess Nina swatting at an ACS staff member when they were attempting to enter the kennel to feed her. When I went to check on her, Princess Nina began swatting and vocalizing when my hand made contact with the glass of the kennel door. When given a moment, she would retreat to her top shelf, rolling onto her side and rubbing her cheek onto the floor but also tail flicking. When attempting once more to place my hand to the glass, she ran to the front of the kennel and began to vocalize and swat intensely again. 7/11/26 Vol. Was in her den when approached and came to the front. She was standing and occasionally reached her leg and paw out through the bars. Meowed as I opened the door. I gave dry treats nearby and tried to eat them but ended up not eating them. Gave a new bowl of water and Churu in a tray. Allowed petting by hand while eating. I also was able to start lifting her hind leg off the bedding and litterbox so I can replace litterbox and bedding. She was done eating Churu and turned around as I was brushing litter out from the floor of the kennel and swatted at me. Didn’t actually get me though. Gave her a little bit of tuna in a tray. She ate. I closed the door. I gave her a little boop on the nose. Swatted while I’m trying to get the carabiner back onto the latch. 7/12/26 FB09 Princess Nina quickly left her den to approach the handler when the door opened. She sniffed the handler's hand with neutral eyes and a high tail before eagerly licking up the treats offered to her. She accepted extensive petting along her head and back while eating. When she finished her treats, she looked up and scanned the room and then leaned into more pets. 7/14/26 Vol. Princess Nina was resting on top of den. She came down to front of kennel when approached, standing tall with her tail swishing behind her. Her eyes were soft and she returned slow blinks. She readily ate crunchy treats, then rubbed her face against kennel door and leaned into head and chin rubs with scratcher tool. She settled down into loaf position at front of kennel and continued to solicit cheek rubs for a minute or two. Her tail continued to swish, but she appeared relaxed otherwise and did not escalate. Kept interaction short due to previous notes of overstimulation. 7/17/26 Vol. In front of cage drinking water - put paws through bars while reading kennel card. Vocalizing. Put in treat bowl - she came to eat, tail swishing. Allowed head petting while eating - tail still twitching. Kept petting - when she was finished, she went back to water bowl. Refilled bowl and ended interaction. GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Lively

VOCAL:: Somewhat chatty

CHARACTER TYPE: : Bold,Social,Sweet,Curious

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Inappropriate elimination,Overstimulation,Other

Potential challenges comments:: Princess Nina has medical conditions such as Hyperthyroidism and Chronic Kidney Disease and will need extra care when monitoring her health. These issues also may be influencing her elimination issues outside of her litter box. We cannot be sure whether this behavior will continue in a home environment after treatment for the medical conditions have been completed, but we recommend that potential adopters be comfortable with management and modification techniques for elimination outside the litter box should this behavior continue in a home environment. Princess Nina has previously been suspected of barrier frustration but we now believe that as a result of her hyperthyroidism she gets extremely hungry and aggressive as a result but that this is really just an attempt to obtain food. When fed, she calms down for a while, can be pet and no longer attempts to swat. Until her illness is controlled we suggest that she be fed before handling is attempted or whenever handling is going to be attempted and she is very vocal or appears to be aroused or upset. It is also possible that Princess Nina may have the potential to overstimulate. Again this may be connected to her hyperthyroidism. We recommend adopters who are familiar with signs of behavioral arousal and agitation in cats, so that interactions can be ended before she becomes overstimulated. For play, toys that keep human hands at a distance are recommended, such as fishing pole type toys and cat dancers.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 3

RECOMMENDATIONS:: No other cats OR multi-cat home with adopters experienced with introducing new cats

Recommendations comments:: Princess Nina was stated to have 2 bite and or scratch incidents, once to a person and once to another cat, both related to getting into fights with the other resident cat. It is recommended that Princess Nina go to a single cat home.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 7/9/26 Princess Nina was lying in her den with neutral eyes and forward ears. She showed no interest in the treats offered to her but eventually came out of her den, curiously looking around the room. She allowed all petting along her head and back while looking around. When transitioning to pick up, she tolerated all handling and was more focused on what was going on outside, consistently trying to climb out of the kennel. Princess Nina was at the front, trying to swat at the assessor through the bars. The assessor slowly opened the kennel door just a crack and was able to pet her briefly on the head before she attempted to swat at him again while meowing repeatedly. She was clearly in an aroused state and was not adjusting well. Upon closer examination, it became apparent that she was extremely hungry and apparently has hyperthyroidism. When the assessor gave her a container of wet food, she calmed down, (ate everything) allowed all petting, and was reasonably sweet. Until her hyperthyroidism is better managed, care should be taken when handling her if she is in a very hungry state. Princess Nina tolerates attention and petting when well fed but appears fearful or stressed in the shelter and can act aggressively when very hungry we believe as a result of a medical condition detailed above.   Until her illness is controlled we suggest that she be fed before handling is attempted or whenever handling is going to be attempted when she is very vocal or appears to be aroused or upset. We recommend that this cat go to a home with experienced cat parents who are well counseled in her medical concerns and the need to get her hyperthyroidism under control.