KNOWN HISTORY:: Bob was brought in from a hoarding situation with limited information on their behavior history in a home environment. They are known to have lived with 1 Adult and at least 27 other cats and some turtles.

ENRICHMENT NOTES:: 9/12/25 FB79 Inside of his den, Bob has no reaction when i lift the den cover as well as when i speak to him. He has no interest in treats but his eyes focus and dilate when the noise level in the room increases. He looks behind me curiously and remains still when i start to pet the top of his head with the room. 9/16/25 FB61 In cat den upon approach, completely hidden from view. I am unable to engage him with treats or a catnip toy at this time. Nervous boy, needs more time to adjust. 9/19/25 FB79 Inside of his den, Bob lays with his paws tucked, forward ears and his eyes slightly wide. He has no reaction when spoken to but when i attempt to toss in treats he hisses and tensed up backing away at the sight of my hand. He remains very tense with his shoulders hunched in and how tilted almost flat ears but tolerates the petting on the top of his head while slow blinking briefly. 9/22/25 VOL. Bob was in his den. I put Squeeze Up outside but he did not try to eat it. I put Temptations inside the den. He didn't eat them, either. He tolerated being petted with the scratcher tool. He laid down with his paws tucked under him. He is not outgoing, but he is very calm. 9/25/25 FB79 Bob is at the top part of his den where he sits with his tail loosely wrapped around his legs and his eyes almond with forward ears. He immediately hisses when i lift the cover to and speak to him but he remains still and watches as i open the kennel door slowly. He hisses when i bring the tool close to his face but sniff and doesn't move until i attempt to pet. He then quickly turns and runs into the den. 9/28/25 Vol. Bob was inside his den. He hissed when I lifted the cover of the den. I tossed Temptations inside, which he did not eat. I spoke to him and he laid down. I put the scratcher towards him and he hissed at it. I continued speaking to him but did not attempt to touch him. When I replaced the den cover, he swatted at it. He previously lived with many other cats. Today, he was fairly calm, until he felt unsafe from the scratcher and the movement of the den cover. 10/2/25 FB79 Inside of the den, Bob sits with his tail wrapped and looks up when i lift the den cover. He has no reaction when toss in treats and when use the tool he hisses quietly but leans in to sniff followed by another hiss - Bob doesn't allow any pets as he ducks and dodges the tool but does not hiss or attempt to swat. 10/10/25 FB79 Still very hissy boy; Bob is inside of the den when i see the volunteer open the kennel door; he can be heard growling ang grumbling and when the vol placed some treats down for him he hissed harshly and only one of his wide dilated eyes can be seen trying to peek from out the den. 10/15/25 FB58 I close him in his den and when the cover is lifted, he hisses and tenses - somewhat tol of touch, lunging slightly but settles. I sit and offer treats as I slow blink and he begins to soften and slow blink back. Curious about laser toy. GAN

ACTIVITY LEVEL:: Subdued

VOCAL:: Quiet

CHARACTER TYPE: : Shy ,Sweet,Timid,Skittish,Independent

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

Potential challenges comments:: Bob came from a home with about 27+ other cats, it is likely that they were not appropriately socialized to humans. 11/7/25 Meeting with Bob again, he has been making very slow but consistent progress to opening up to interacting with some of the behavior staff. About a month ago, Bob's den cover was removed and a cage cover was placed to allow him to slowly get used to people approaching and cleaning in his cage without being surprised by their approach each time. Upon meeting with him today, he does hiss once initially as the cage door is opened, but remains in place in the den with a slightly tense face and body. Throughout the interaction, he is now tolerant of pets on his head with the scratcher tool and will sniff the assessor's hand when it is offered out to him. Within the context of being an adult cat that was never fully socialized, he is doing really well and when spoken to softly he will often slow blink. cont. re-evaluations from below. 10/05/25 Although tolerant of petting initially, Bob is no longer accepting of hands-on interaction. Bob was hunched in his cat den as the assessor approached, body and face completely hidden from view. Bob remained in his den as the assessor approached and he hissed as the kennel door opened. As the assessor reached towards him with the assess-a-hand, Bob reached his paw out of his den and swatted the assess-a-hand hard. 11/6/25 Bob is inside of his den with a neutral face and eyes as well as a loosely wrap tail; immediately he hisses when the assessor brings the scratcher tool close to the den door and speaks to him softly. When the scratcher tool is brought to the top of his head, he begins to lip lick as well as hisses again and snaps his head over to sniff the tool curiously. He tolerates pets on his back as his back is arches and his shoulders are brought inward, but continues to hiss and back himself into the corner of the den.

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

BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:: On approach, Bob is sitting hunched at the back of their cubby with a tense face and body, ears slightly tilted and eyes wide and dilated as they see the assessor. When the cubby door is opened and the scratcher tool is slowly introduced, they tense, back up further into the cubby and hiss multiple times. They do tolerate touch with the tool but remain tense and frozen for some time before hissing again and backing away fully. Pick up is not attempted. For previous re-evaluations please see above in potential challenges. 11/7/25 Upon meeting with Bob the next day (please see potential challenges section for more details), he is sitting in his den with a slightly tense face and body, and hisses once (den cover having intentionally been left removed to allow him to adjust slowly to human interaction). He watches the assessor with eyes wide, ears forward and the scratcher tool is slowly offered inside the den and he tolerates pets on his head and cheeks, as well as a few along his side. There are some lip licks during the pets but he also slow blinks as well. He allows the front den door to be lifted and steps forward to eat the treats offered. When the assessor slowly offers their hand with the bite glove - he is brave enough lean forward to sniff but is not ready for pets with the assessor's hand, hissing with a light swat with no nails. When the assessor switches back to the scratcher tool, he continues to accept pets on his head with a softer posture and slow blinks. Pick up is not attempted. 12/7/25 Upon approach, Bob was laying relaxed in his bed. As the door was opened, his eyes widened as the assessor spoke softly to him. His bedding was wet so the assessor began to pull it out of the kennel. Bob swatted and then jumped up to the ledge. Once new bedding was placed, the assessor then slowly offered Bob the scratcher. Still with wide eyes, he leaned forward and sniffed. Attempting to pet him, Bob backed up into the corner and crouched down, to avoid being pet. His eyes were wide. He then sniffs the scratcher again but still does not allow any petting. He was left with some squeeze up that he enjoyed after the interaction. Bob is an adult cat that may not have had many interactions with humans from an early age. He is apprehensive of people and and tolerant of some touch with tools, he appears wary of human contact. It's difficult to predict if he'll 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, he'll do best in an experienced adult-only home.