KAT WILLIAMS – 22112

Behavior

Animal Behavior Saved At: 6-Mar-2018 17:4:47.000
Animal ID:
22112
Animal Name: Kat Williams
Age: 8 Years
Tag Number:
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Gender: Male
Spayed / Neutered: No
Handler:
Observer:
Behavior Assessment Date:
3/6/2018
Retest Date:

Retest Reason:

Next Test Date:

KNOWN HISTORY:
Kat Williams was brought in as a stray, so we don’t have any behavioral history or tendencies in a home environment.
MEDICAL BEHAVIOR:
3/4/18
Subjective: Quiet, alert, lying down and hissing inside carrier. Once the top of the carrier was removed, pt walked/crawled out slowly and looked around.
ENRICHMENT NOTES:
3/5/18
Resting on bedding towards front, soft posture, wide-eyed, looking around. Softened after being spoken to for a while, started squinting and returning slow blinks. Backed up a few paces when door opened, initially leaned away from touch, then leaned into shoulder and back of head scratches. Started slow blinking again after door closed.

3/6/18
Resting on bedding at front, soft eyes and body, looking around. Lay in place when door opened, sniffed treats but didn’t eat. Initially leaned away, but once touched, leaned into pets and purred loudly. Leaned away again from subsequent attempts at touch. Still seemed a little unsure.
Cage Condition:
No change
Reaction to assessor:
Kat Williams remains neutral, lying down on his cage bedding during the approach.
Reaction when softly spoken to:
Kat Williams becomes alert with soft eyes.
Reaction to cage door opening:
Kat Williams remains immobile in place, ears erect and forward.
Reaction to touch:
Kat Williams stands with tail up, leans into the assessor’s hand and purrs during the petting. He becomes alert with sudden noises and retreats.
He then engages after is quiets down and would like to explore.
Reaction to being picked up:
He becomes antsy then jumps back into the cage.
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
Mellow
VOCAL:
Quiet
CHARACTER TYPE:
Calm

Sweet

Curious
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:
Average
Behavior Asilomar
H – Healthy
BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:
Kat Williams interacts with the observer, appreciates attention, is easy to handle and tolerates all petting. This cat is showing behavior appropriate for new or experienced cat parents.