KITTY – A1102134
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***SAFE 02/08/17*** 9 YEAR OLD KITTY WAS DUMPED BY HER OWNER AND IS VERY AFRAID. NEEDS RESCUE!
Manhattan Center
My name is KITTY. My Animal ID # is A1102134. – P
I am a female blk tabby and white domestic sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 9 YEARS old.
I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 01/24/2017 from NY 10472, owner surrender reason stated was ATT PEOPLE.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
02/04/2017 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is EXPERIENCE, Weight 16.6 LBS.
No Final Exam
01/24/2017 PET PROFILE MEMO
01/24/17 21:03 Basic information: Kitty is a roughly 9 yr. old female domestic short hair mix. The owner surrendered Kitty because she she bit her son. Kitty has no health problems and the owner has not taken him to a vet. Socialization: The owner states that around strangers Kitty is shy and somewhat fearful. Kitty has bitten the owner’s son after the son accidently stepped on Kitty. Kitty has lived with two children between the ages of 3 and 10 years old, normally Kitty gets along with them but lately she has become distant from them and does not want to interact with them. Behavior: Kitty has never been bathed, had her nails trimmed. She does not mind having his coat brushed. But she does not like to be picked up or put in a carrier. For a new family to know: The owner describes Kitty as a shy independant cat with a medium activity level. Kitty has played with rubber ball and string cat toys; she lives mostly indoors and sleeps anywhere in the house that he wants. In the home Kitty will keep to herself but does seek attention every so often. Kitty eats name brand dry cat food and is open feed. She is litter box trained and uses an uncovered litter box with clumping litter. Kitty has never been given a scratching post so the owner does not know if she will use it or not. Behavior during intake: During intake Kitty was very tense with stiff body, she escaped from her carrier and attempted to run away from the staff member and when picked up she growled and hissed. She did not allow us to scan (-) put on collar, or photographed and placed in cat kennel.
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
02/01/2017 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Name and A#: _____Kitty_____________________ Date: ________________ KNOWN HISTORY: Bite history: Y Litter box training: Y EVALUATION: Cage Condition no change Reaction to assessor: Did not come to front but remained neutral Reaction when softly spoken to: Remained neural when spoken to Reaction to cage door opening: Remained motionless Reaction to touch: Allowed head and chin rubs. Rolls over on stomach responding to body rub Reaction to being picked up: Not allowing pick up could be due to overweight ENRICHMENT NOTES: Resting on bedding, looking around. Eyes appeared somewhat dilated, but overall soft body posture. Meowed when spoken to. Really likes treats! Leaned into pets while eating, otherwise ignored me. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: very fractious, hissing, growling, swatting, striking ACTIVITY LEVEL: Mellow, VOCAL: Quiet CHARACTER TYPE: Shy RECOMMENDATIONS: X__ Experienced cat parent Kitty tolerates petting but due to her weight doesn’t seem to like being picked up POTENTIAL CHALLENGES: _X_ Uncomfortable with pick up BEHAVIOR SUMMARY: Kitty did not appear to like being picked up during her behavior evaluation. Please keep in mind there are many reasons why a cat may be uncomfortable with this type of handling and that this may not necessarily translate into a home environment. We recommend any future home with children be counseled in respecting the cat’s space and for the family to use care when picking her up, especially while she is still adjusting to her new home.
GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary
01/24/2017 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
BARH scan negative geriatric obese mod tartar clean coat female very fractious, hissing, growling, swating, striking unable to MC, CT unable to shave abdomen for spay scar NOSF
01/25/2017 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
1/25/17 17:34 Reported straining in litterbox for a long time. I observed pt urinating. Monitor urine/defecation. 1088 —– 01/25/17 15:23 s/o: exam in freeman net–very limited due to behavior screaming and trying to bite throughout exam able to shave: no scar seen lungs clear, unable to hear heart no abd palp oral exam not possible obese 8/9 a: obese P: no treatment
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