IODICE – A1102564
Safe - 2-6-2017 Manhattan
*** SAFE 02/06/17 *** 2 YR OLD IODICE IS UPSET AT BEING IN THE SHELTER AND NEEDS RESCUE ASAP!
Manhattan Center
My name is IODICE. My Animal ID # is A1102564. – P
I am a neutered male black domestic lh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS old.
I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 01/30/2017 from NY 10455, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
02/03/2017 Exam Type PRE/POST S/N – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is EXPERIENCE, Weight 11.0 LBS.
Pre-surgical exam, anesthesia, and surgery performed by ASPCA. Green linear tattoo placed on ventral abdomen.
01/30/2017 PET PROFILE MEMO
01/30/17 19:19 On intake, Iodice came out of founder’s carrier but struggled when counselor tried to put him into one of ours. He did not display any defensive mechanisms (ie hissing, swatting etc). When it came time to collar and take pictures, counselor let him back out and he nudged his head into her hand. She collared him with no problem and took a picture. Iodice was very curious and tried walking around the room and didn’t want to stay still. He walked back into carrier on own when counselor put food in it.
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
02/02/2017 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: Iodice was brought in as a stray, so we cannot speak to his behavior in his previous home. He was found inside of a building and was reported to be hissing at the residents. Upon intake, he nudged his head against the counselor’s hand and allowed handling. He was very curious, trying to walk around the room. EVALUATION: Cage Condition: Cage is neat. Reaction to assessor: Iodice approaches the front and meows softly, calm and relaxed. Reaction when softly spoken to: Iodice meows again and rubs his head against the cage door. Reaction to cage door opening: Iodice becomes alert, but remains by the front. Reaction to touch: Iodice was a bit hesitant, but sniffs the assessor’s hand. He accepts petting with a slow approach and slowly warms up, head-butting and leaning in for rubs. He seems to really appreciate attention, arching his back and purring loudly, but may hiss randomly and back away. He may become overwhelmed, but with some coaxing he will come forward again and solicit attention. Reaction to pick up: Iodice becomes tense and allows handling, but whines and wiggles to be placed back down. ENRICHMENT NOTES: 01/31/17 Curious, but seems conflicted. Eyes dilated, exploring kennel and rubbing against furnishings. Came to the front and rubbed against the bars when spoken to. Calm when door opened, interested in treats, hissed when touched. 2/1/17 Eyes dilated, but soft body today. Rolling all the way over on first visit. Later, chirped and started rubbing against the bars on approach. Stayed at the front when door opened. Briefly leaned into pets, then abruptly hissed, flattened ears, and backed away. Became soft-bodied again very quickly, moved back up to the front when door closed and resumed rubbing against the bars and chirping. Allowed gentle touches on head. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: Very nervous, displayed distance-increasing behaviors ACTIVITY LEVEL: Moderate, Active VOCAL: Somewhat chatty CHARACTER TYPE: Shy, Affectionate, Curious RECOMMENDATIONS: _x_ Experienced – Penny appreciates attention and petting but become overwhelmed during the interaction and hiss as a response. He may also need time to warm up to his new home. Due to the behaviors seen in the care center, we recommend that this cat go to a home with experienced cat parents. Any future home with children should conduct a thorough interaction before adopting.
GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary
01/30/2017 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
BARH scan negative male intact mild tartar clean EEN clean coat very nervous, growling, striking, swating unable to MC or CT due to behavior NOSF
02/02/2017 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 1 – NORMAL ,
2/2 S: pre-op re-exam, good energy and appetite, behavior improved from initial exam, purring, soliciting head rubs, but hisses and strikes when restrained O: EENT: mild dental tartar CV: NMA, pink moist mm Resp: clear lungs, eupnic Abd: SNP MS: 4x amb, BCS 5/9 Neuro: BAR, no ataxia, PLRs WNL A: aph P: neuter 01/31/17 14:50 limited exam in freeman net RV given heart and lungs wnl abd feels ok 1/30/17 BARH scan negative male intact mild tartar clean EEN clean coat very nervous, growling, striking, swating unable to MC or CT due to behavior NOSF
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