KNOWN HISTORY:: Lived Indoors Previously lived with: 1 Adult Behavior toward strangers: Loki Li will warm up to strangers as well as visitors before two weeks becoming curious, tolerant and even initiating gentle play. Behavior toward children: Unknown Behavior toward cats: Hisses and stress meows Behavior toward dogs: Unknown Bite or Scratch history: None Litter box training: Yes, He will use an uncovered litter box with unscented/scented, clumping/non-clumping, litter. Energy level/descriptors: Medium Energy Level Other notes: Loki-Li is known to be a friendly indoor cat who enjoys spending his time in the living room or at the window portions of the home. He will eat both wet and dry food and has no litterbox concerns. Loki Li has never had his nails trimmed or his coat brushed. He is unbothered when being picked up and/or held. He will stress meow and hiss when being placed into a carrier. Loki Li was found abandoned by his previous owners and picked up by his rescuer held for about 3 weeks then surrendered due to medical concerns. Upon intake Loki did hiss and low growl at counselors but according to his finder he has not been feeling well. No further handling was done as counselors did not want to overstimulate Loki as he was under the weather.

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Mellow

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Sweet,Affectionate,People oriented,Curious,Independent

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

Potential challenges comments:: Based off of the behavior exhibited during the assessment, Loki-Li may have the potential to become overstimulated, with the tip of his tail flicking as he accepted all pets and purred (although he did not escalate). Loki-Li appears to not be comfortable with being picked up, although he did tolerate it while low growling and did not escalate further. He was noted by the client to be unbothered when picked up and/or held. It should be noted that Loki-Li is currently being treated for medical conditions which may be affecting his behavior. Client expressed for the past week Loki has been lethargic and not eating at all. Client also mentioned Loki being easily overstimulated and irritated which is not like him. 4/16/25 Upon meeting with Loki-Li after reported behavior concerns from the medical team, he is sitting at the front of the cage with a neutral face and body, ears forward and vocalizes with a scratchy whispery meow. He sniffs my hand and accepts pets along his head with a slow approach, leaning into the touch along the top of his head and cheeks. I keep an eye on the tip of his tail as he sits loafed with his tail loosely wrapped and the tip flicking lightly. I also have to move him over to the cage next to him in order to provide him with more space and allow him to be more comfortable. In order to do this, I place a towel over him once he is fully curled up in his litter box, and lift him fully covered. He does begin to grumble, growl, and hiss as I struggle to get a grip under the box but I am able to lift him and shift him over towards the front of the next cage and he jumps in (handling likely more difficult due to the bottom of the litter box falling apart due to being wet). He remains somewhat stressed/overstimulated after being moved but also seems to settle in to the new cage, having more space. He allows the assessor to pet along his side for a few seconds as well as continuing to accept and lean into some head and cheek pets but is somewhat more reserved and tense. His tail tip flicks harder and with more urgency, and he grumbles crunchily when he has reached his limit. Later on when he is given time to settle in and is checked on, he is laying with a more relaxed face and body, paws tucked and again accepts pets on his head and cheeks with a soft face, and eyes closing as he trills/purrs. When spoken to, he rolls onto his side and partly exposes his belly. In summary, Loki-Li is a sweet and seemingly people oriented/social cat but does have his limits regarding handling and overstimulation. When it comes to medical treatments, it is likely that less is more and limited handling for as many treatments as possible will have the best results. He is relatively resilient and recovers in time relative to the level of handling. For handling overall, he is a sweet cat which may require a slower and more considerate and aware approach as those petting watch his body language but he gives appropriate signals.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 2

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

Recommendations comments:: Due to behaviors exhibited during his assessment as well as his current medical needs - the behavior team feels that Loki-Li would do best in an adult-only home. Noted to stress meow and hiss around other cats

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: On approach, Loki-Li is laying in his litter box with a neutral if not apathetic expression but when the assessor offers out their hand, he leans forward to sniff and accepts pets on his head. Pretty quickly into being pet, he begins to purr and accepts pets along his head and cheeks, as well as along his side. he leans his head and cheek into pets and rubs his cheek along the assessor's hand. When pet along his back he meows raspily once and the assessor switches to the scratcher tool to assess for overstimulation. Although the tip of his tail does flick throughout pets, he does not escalate and he continues to purr loudly. He cannot be coaxed forward out of his box but he does stand slightly to re-adjust himself and lay on his side for more pets. The assessor pulls his box closer to the front using the linen it is sitting on and he tenses slightly but allows for the box to be lifted out of the cage and placed on the floor. Once it is placed on the floor, he stands to try and walk under the bank of cages but the assessor lifts him up to place him back in the cage. When lifted up, he low growls/grumbles but does not escalate and sits at the back of the empty cage with a slightly tense face and body. The assessor then places a thick soft bed in the cage and they are able to coax him forward onto the bed which he immediately curls up on and continues to accept pets and purrs. Loki-Li interacts with the observer and appreciates attention, but he has a tendency to flick the tip of his tail (indicating a potential for overstimulation), a grumble when being lifted. It should be noted that he is currently being treated for some medical conditions which may be affecting his behavior/temperament. His behavior remains suitable for an adopter with an average amount of experience, provided the adopter is aware of these behaviors and is able to comfortably manage them. Though we believe this cat is displaying behaviors appropriate for moderately cat parents, he may not be a great fit for children and would do best in an adult-only home.