KNOWN HISTORY:: Pear was brought back into the shelter again as a stray by a member of the public after entering their back yard and being cared for 3 weeks. Upon intake, he was friendly with staff. He allowed all handling. Counselors were able to place ACC collar, scan for M/C and place into kennel without issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pear was brought in with 6 other cats as a stray, there is no known information on his behavior history in a home environment.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 6/29/26 FB25 Pear is sleeping inside his box in a relaxed, curled up position. When the kennel door is opened, he sits up. He is blinking, sleepy, and remains in the box at first with forward ears and a tense, alert body. I place squeeze up on the side of the box and in front of it. He leans forward to sniff and starts to eat tentatively. When I attempt to gently touch his head, he flinches away and backs up. I place more squeeze up on the kennel floor and he comes forward, moving closer and halfway out of the box bit by bit. Finally, he begins eating the squeeze up right from the tube as I hold it. I leave him with some extra in a dish. 7/6/26 FB47 Pear is sleeping in his box, body curled. I greet him with the door still closed. He lifts his head making eye contact, blinks, puts his head back down. I open the door, Pear lifts his head with his ears forward and a tense face/body. He eats the push up from the tube in my hand. When I pull back to push more up, he lifts his upper body and emerges half way from the box. He eats more treat from the tube. I put some push up on the box and attempt to introduce the scratcher. He pulls away from it, I put it away. I let him finish the push up, when I pull back (treat is empty) he fully emerges from the box. I give him some temptations and he sniffs my hand. 7/8/26 FB25 Pear is resting inside of his box. He lifts his head as I enter, and he watches me with a neutral expression. I offer squeeze up, placing some near him, and he leans forward to eat some. He flinches away from my hand but continues to tentatively lean forward to sniff for treats. His ears are forward and his tail remains wrapped around him. I continue to give him squeeze up and talk softly to him. 7/12/26 FB79 Pear is inside of his box, when i enter the kennel he had no reaction with forward ears and his eyes neutral. However when i reached in with the tool he slightly pulled away and his eyes widened - he remained still until attempted contact again and he hissed harshly with flat ears and his body tensing up. 7/13/26 FB25 Pear is sitting upright when I enter through the litterbox side portal, he has forward ears and a neutral expression. I offer squeeze up and he comes forward, eating some from the wall right next to me. I attempt to touch the top of his head and he flinches away. After talking softly to him and continuing giving treats for a bit, I go to leave, but see he is waiting at the front of the kennel and watching me. I enter the main kennel and offer him mores squeeze up, and he eats it from the tube and licks some gently from my finger. 7/15/26 FB25 Pear is sleeping in his box when I enter. He remains in a relaxed position, tilting his head back toward me. I offer him treats and he sniffs them, but doesn't take them right away. He sits upright but remains in his box, his expression neutral as he watches me. I offer treats again and he takes them this time, eating squeeze up right from the tube.

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Shy ,Timid,Skittish,Independent

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Fearful,New home adjustment period

Potential challenges comments:: Update 7/23 - Pear is now tolerant of touch. He likely benefited from gabapentin as dispensed by our medical team and as requested by our behavior team. At the time of his re-assessment after returning to the shelter, Pear no longer is comfortable with being touched and finches and flattens himself in his litter box, beginning to grumble and growl, scrambling away from the tool - eventually beginning to turn and bite at the tool. It should be noted that he has tested positive for giardia at an outside vet which may be causing him to be painful but we cannot be certain that this is the case. He was also noted by his previous owner after being contacted by our client care team, that he got out of the house and has likely been spending about the last month at least fending for himself which could be causing some of these behaviors.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: : Level 3

RECOMMENDATIONS:: Adult only home

Recommendations comments:: Due to the behaviors shown in shelter and requiring a longer time to adjust to a new environment, the behavior team recommends Pear goes to an Adult-Only home.

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 7/23/26 Pear was lying in his hidey box as the assessor approached, body and face neutral with his ears forward and his tail curled lightly around his body. Pear lowered his face and made eye contact when spoken to and Pear shifted his weight and lowered his body down even further as the kennel door opened. Pear tolerated petting along his head and body with the assess-a-hand while flattening his ears, squinting his eyes and lowering himself flat against the bottom of his hidey box to try and avoid further touch. Pick up was not attempted at this time and Pear did not escalate further during this assessment. Pear tolerates attention and petting but may be fearful or stressed in the shelter, and may be intimidated by small children. He may be a little more independent, and may need time to warm up to his 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.