KNOWN HISTORY:: Zooble was brought in as a stray, there is no known information on their behavior history in a home environment. Upon intake, they were fearful but allowed staff to scan and place in a den. Was not collared due to FAS.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 6/23/26 FB25 Zooble is inside of his den, out of sight. I slowly open the door and he can be heard grumbling and low growling, which gets louder as I approach. I talk softly to him and place a dish of squeeze up in the kennel, using a scratcher to slide it in front of the opening. He doesn't escalate but I don't push further, he still needs some time. 6/25/26 FB79 Inside of the den, Zooble stands with a tense body, low tucked tail and his ears flat to his head; when i spoke to him he remained focused on me with wide dilated eyes and when i attempted to bring the tool in he quickly darted out of the den and lunged towards me. I was able to stop him with the tool and ended the interaction. Zooble could still be heard hissing, lunging and swatting from inside of the den after i closed the kennel door and stepped away to the other side of the room. 7/7/26 FB25 Zooble is inside of his den. I slide in a tray of squeeze up and he can be heard hissing as it comes in front of the den. I bring the scratcher tool toward the opening and I do glimpse him sniffing the squeeze up on the end, but he then hisses and swats at it. I sit and talk softly to him for a bit and he stops hissing. I leave him with extra treats. 7/9/26 FB79 Inside of his den, Zooble can be heard hissing when i enter the kennel; as i reached in to move something around he lunged forward and swatted the den glass with force. I used the tool to bring in treats near the den opening which he reached out and striked. Zooble continued to hiss, growl/grumble and lung as i spoke softly and even after i closed the kennel door and ended the interaction. 7/14/36 FB25 Zooble is outside of his den, resting next to it. He hisses and lunges twice when I open the cage cover. I sat down quietly and waited for him to settle. He watched me with wide eyes, still crouched low to the floor. I place a bit of squeeze up through the kennel crack, but he has no reaction to it. He crawls back inside of his den. I left him a dish of squeeze up near the front of the den. 7/16/26 FB61 In cat den upon approach. I am unable to coax him out or entice him with the offerings of song, compliments, toys, treats or bubbles. I speak to him softly before ending the session, and hopefully he will investigate the treats or toy later when he feels more safe. 7/19/26 FB25 I slowly open the kennel door to slide in a TP roll enrichment toy, and Zooble can be heard hissing inside of his den. I use a scratcher tool to also push forward a tray of squeeze up. I talk softly to him and he does stop hissing, but does not come out. Hopefully he will enjoy the treats later on.

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Shy ,Timid

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Fearful,New home adjustment period

Potential challenges comments:: Please see relevant behavior flyers.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : New Hope Only

RECOMMENDATIONS:: Adult only home

Recommendations comments:: Due to Zooble's behavior during evaluation and having no prior history of their behavior in a home environment, we recommend an adult only home.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 6/18/26 Upon approach, Zooble is inside of their den with their face peeking out. They have wide, dilated eyes and gives the assessor a hard stare, not returning slow blinking. They are curled up with a tight body and can be heard low growling. When the assessor inches in a scratcher tool with squeeze up on it, Zooble remains frozen. When squeeze up is left on the side of the den, they do lean forward to sniff it, but do not take it. After a few moments of being spoken to softly, they return a slow blink. When the scratcher tool approaches them again, their eyes widen and there is more growling. They tolerate petting on their head and sides of the face. When the scratcher is run along their body, they growl louder, stand and quickly move out of reach, farther into the den. No pick up is attempted due to high FAS. 6/29/26 Upon approach, Zooble is hidden away in his den. When the kennel door is opened, he can be heard low growling. The growling increases in volume as the assessor speaks softly to him. When a scratcher is slowly brought toward the den entrance, he sticks his paw out and swats at it repeatedly. The assessor is not able to run it along his body. He hisses at the assessor and when they are able to glimpse his face, his eyes are extremely dilated. Zooble appears extremely fearful and is currently showing increased defensive behaviors as he settles in to the shelter. Zooble is displaying behaviors that may require further investigation before placement in a home. He has tried to swat and is extremely fearful in the shelter environment and does not currently tolerate petting or handling. The behavior department feels that placement with a New Hope Partner is the best option at this time.