PONTIAC – A1080480
Safe - 7-19-2016 Brooklyn Rescue: Happy Homes Please honor your pledges: http://www.happyhomesinc.org/
***SAFE 07/19/16*** PONTIAC IS A 13 WEEK OLD BABY AND TO SAY HE HAS HAD A BAD START IN LIFE IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! This little sweetheart has ataxia, head shaking and abnormal curvature of the spine, and may have a neurological issue. He will need someone special, he will need vetting and care! If you can only FOSTER that’s fine! A New Hope rescue can pull for you and will pay for vetting. If you choose to adopt, then be prepared to go the distance with his medical care! Either way…do one or the other! Don’t let this baby kitten die because someone didn’t have the heart to take him in!!
Brooklyn Center
My name is PONTIAC. My Animal ID # is A1080480. -P
I am a male org tabby domestic sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 13 WEEKS old.
I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 07/08/2016 from NY 11436, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY. I came in with Group/Litter #K16-064726.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/16/2016 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 3.3 LBS.
QARH. APPETITE OK. DIFFICULT TO HANDLE FACIAL/HEAD TREMORS, ATAXIC, ABNORMAL CURVITURE OF SPINE AREA OF MATTED FUR ALONG MID-DORSAL MIDLINE A: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE – RULE OUT SPINAL TRAUMA VS SEIZURE DISORDER VS CH VS OTHER P: CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC. FAIR PROGNOSIS DEPENDING ON UNDERLYING CAUSE OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE 7/13/16… BEHAVIOR ALERTED MEDICAL OF ATAXIA AND HEAD SHAKING QARH. TENSE, DIFFICULT TO HANDLE (TRIES TO FLEE, SWAT), APPEARS ATAXIC NO INTEREST IN FOOD. CLEAN LITTER TEETH CLEAN, EYES CLEAR, NO OCULAR OR NASAL DISCHARGE, INTEG WNL AMBULATORY X 4, SLIGHT HYPERMETRIC GAIT IN HIND, SLIGHT INCONSISTENT INTENTION TREMORS A: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE — RULE OUT CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA VS OTHER P: CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC. FAIR PROGNOSIS
07/08/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
07/08/16 19:53 Pontiac allowed staff to collar, scan for a microchip and take pictures with no signs of aggression
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
07/12/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Reaction to assessor: Pontiac was sleeping at the back of the cage When spoken quietly: Pontiac continued to sleep at the back of the cage Reaction to door cage opening: Pontiac remains soft and relaxed Reaction to touch: Pontiac allows petting and attention Try picking cat up: Pontiac is tolerant of this type of handling but becomes tense with his tail tucked under Behavior Determination: Average Pontiac was brought to the care center as a stray so we don’t have any behavioral history or tendencies previous to what we are seeing during the evaluation. At the time of the assessment he was displaying calm behavior, did not come to the front of the kennel but interacts with the Assessor, allow attention and tolerates all petting. Pontiac is displaying behavior appropriate for new or experienced cat parents.
GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary
07/10/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Microchip: negative Sex: intact male Age: appx 3m Mentation: BARH Eyes: clear Ears: clean Nose: no d/c Teeth: deciduous teeth If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: WNL Hair Coat: WNL Declawed: no Any injuries: no Behavior: nervous and tense but allowed handling, will flee if given the chance, hisses Medication: N/A, preventatives given
07/16/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
QARH. APPETITE OK. DIFFICULT TO HANDLE FACIAL/HEAD TREMORS, ATAXIC, ABNORMAL CURVITURE OF SPINE AREA OF MATTED FUR ALONG MID-DORSAL MIDLINE A: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE – RULE OUT SPINAL TRAUMA VS SEIZURE DISORDER VS CH VS OTHER P: CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC. FAIR PROGNOSIS DEPENDING ON UNDERLYING CAUSE OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE 7/13/16… BEHAVIOR ALERTED MEDICAL OF ATAXIA AND HEAD SHAKING QARH. TENSE, DIFFICULT TO HANDLE (TRIES TO FLEE, SWAT), APPEARS ATAXIC NO INTEREST IN FOOD. CLEAN LITTER TEETH CLEAN, EYES CLEAR, NO OCULAR OR NASAL DISCHARGE, INTEG WNL AMBULATORY X 4, SLIGHT HYPERMETRIC GAIT IN HIND, SLIGHT INCONSISTENT INTENTION TREMORS A: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE — RULE OUT CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA VS OTHER P: CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC. FAIR PROGNOSIS
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