KNOWN HISTORY:: Milo was brought in from a hoarding situation with limited information on his behavior history in a home environment. Previously lived with 40+ cats.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 11/03/25 Vol. Milo was behind his litter box, lying low, with his head below the side of the box. I tried moving the litter box away, but he put his head down, trying to hide beneath it. I put treats and a pipe cleaner near him and he just stayed where he was, ignoring them. He allowed me to pet him with the scratcher and then with my hand, but he remained shut down, not responding. I kept the interaction brief because he did not seem to be interested. 11/03/25 FB79 Behind his litterbox Milos eyes are wide with his ears forward and his body low with his tail wrapped. He has no reaction when i speak and when i toss in treats he gets startled and hisses quietly. He starts to lip lick when i bring the tool in and tries to back himself into the corner when i introduce the tool slowly for pets. 11/01/25 FB61 Sinby was curled up near the door of the large compartment. I opened the door to the smaller compartment and put treats near him. He sat up and hissed. I showed him the scratcher tool and he moved away, hissing a few times. I did not pet him at all. I closed the door and just spoke to him. I ended the interaction. He came over to the smaller compartment and sat by the door, watching me from across the room. After a few moments, he strolled back to the other side. 11/10/25 Vol. Milo was at the rear of the smaller compartment, front paws  stretched out and tail wrapped tightly around his body. I put Churro and Temptations in a tray near him. I petted his head and body with my hand, which he accepted. He began to eat his treats as I continued to pet him. He avoided making eye contact with me. He took a break from eating. I petted his head and body and he began to eat again. When I ended the interaction I saw him push the tray of treats to the front of the kennel. When the tray was empty, he moved to the back of the compartment. He has improved since my last interaction with him a week ago. 11/12/25 FB06 Milo was tucked in the back of the cubby with forward ears and a neutral face. I offered the scratcher but he had no interest. As I attempted petting, he tolerated head pet but along his back, he turned his away and faced the wall. Re-entering his cage to leave some squeeze up, I slowly offered my hand in an attempt to pet him and he hissed. 11/17/25 Vol. Milo was huddled at the rear of the small compartment of the kennel. I placed Squeeze Up in a tray near him and walked away for a minute. When I returned, Milo was eating his treat. I showed him the scratcher and he hissed at it, then allowed me to pet him on the head and body with the tool. He stopped eating and then resumed when I stopped petting him. He kept his head low, with his tail wrapped around is body, avoiding eye contact. GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Shy ,Timid,Skittish,Independent

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:: Inappropriate elimination,Fearful,New home adjustment period,Adult cat socialization

Potential challenges comments:: Milo came from a home with about 40+ other cats, it is likely that he was not appropriately socialized to humans. Milo has been displaying repeated incidents of inappropriate elimination while in shelter and attempts are being made to try and litter box train him. He seems to eliminate specifically on linens and these behaviors are not necessarily unexpected from cats that originate from hoarding cases. In homes with such a high volume of cats, it cannot be expected that the recommended amount of litter boxes (1 per cat +1) would be provided for the 40 cats in the home. 12/4/25 Upon checking his litter box monitoring log, Milo appears to more frequently be using the litter box appropriately but may have the occasional accident. It can be difficult in a shelter environment to maintain a controlled and consistent litter box training set-up. 1/20/26 Milo was returned from his foster home for inappropriate elimination. While in the home for two weeks, Milo would sometimes use the litterbox to urinate, he did have accidents (both urination and defecation) outside the box consistently. Future adopters should be well counseled on litterbox training and expectations given Milo's history.

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 Milo would do best in an adult-only home where they would be able to acclimate in a calm environment. Milo may benefit from being in a home with another, friendly, and appropriately socialized cat from whom he can learn behaviors and have interactions with humans modeled by, to help him gain confidence and comfort in a new environment

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: 10/27/25 Milo is inside of the den with a tightly wrapped tail and his eyes wide and dilated when the den cover is lifted for a better view; he has no reaction when the tool is brought into the den for pets or when he is spoken to softly but does lean in partially to chin and cheek rubs when the assessor continuously pets on the top of his head and around his cheeks. Milo turns his head to sniff the tool as it runs down his back, but has no further reaction and when treats are tossed inside, he gets startled, tilting his ears and backing more into the corner to avoid further contact. Pick up was not attempted at this time. 11/25/25 & 12/26/25 Upon re-eval, Milo continues to display similar behaviors to those reported in his initial evaluation. He remains at the back of the cubby with a tense face and body, eyes wide and dilated and while tolerant of some pets, hisses as well. Pick up is not attempted. Milo is an adult cat that may not have had many interactions with humans from an early age. He is apprehensive of people and while showing no aggressive behaviors, he appears wary of human contact. It is difficult to predict if he will respond to socialization but we recommend offering high value treats and food to help build a positive association to humans. Please be mindful that older cats will require more time and skill in order for them to be comfortable around people. Due to the behaviors seen in the care center, we feel that this cat will do best in an experienced, adult only home.