SNOWBALL – A1092524
Safe - 10-20-2016 Brooklyn Rescue: Feline Rescue of SI Please honor your pledges: http://felinerescueofstatenisland.org/donation/
*** SAFE 10/20/16 *** SNOWBALL IS A CURIOUS GUY!! He’s going to tell you his story…”Snowball is an unaltered male domestic shorthair. He appears to be three years old but has been living in someone’s yard for the past year. Snowball is very friendly towards humans and socialized with other cats in the neighborhood. He mostly hides out until after 6pm when caretaker comes home to feed him. He will roam around the area but doesn’t go to far. He likes to eat wet food and follow caretaker around. Upon intake Snowball was calm and relaxed. He came out carrier and was interested about his surroundings.”…….BEGINNER RATED SNOWBALL IS A SWEETIE!! He is also FELV+……That means he can live as a solo cat, with other FELV+ cats or dogs (who can’t get FELV)…..He’s three years old, very affectionate and a head-butter!! PLEASE FIND HIM A TEMPURRARY OR PURRMANENT HOME TONIGHT!! If you need rescue referrals, emails us at [email protected]
Brooklyn Center
FELV POSITIVE
My name is SNOWBALL. My Animal ID # is A1092524. – P
I am a male white and gray domestic sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 3 YEARS old.
I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 10/06/2016 from NY 11207, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
10/14/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 5 C – SEVERE CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is BEGINNER, Weight 9.4 LBS.
FELV positive
10/06/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
10/06/16 10:05 Snowball is an unaltered male domestic shorthair. He appears to be three years old but has been living in someone’s yard for the past year. Snowball is very friendly towards humans and socialized with other cats in the neighborhood. He mostly hides out until after 6pm when caretaker comes home to feed him. He will roam around the area but doesn’t go to far. He likes to eat wet food and follow caretaker around. Upon intake Snowball was calm and relaxed. He came out carrier and was interested about his surroundings. Snowball scanned negative for a microchip and allowed all handling. He didn’t eat wet food provided but easily retrieved back inside carrier.
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
10/10/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – BEGINNER
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Snowball was brought in as a stray, so we cannot speak to his behavior in his previous home. His finder reports he is friendly and has been living in someone’s yard for the past year. He is very friendly towards people and has socialized with other cats in the neighborhood. He mostly hides out until after 6pm when his caretaker comes home to feed him. He roams around the area, but doesn’t venture out too far. He tends to follow his caretaker around. He was calm and relaxed upon intake and showed interest in his surroundings. He allowed all handling upon intake and during his initial medical exam. Reaction to assessor: Snowball was resting by the front, calm and relaxed. Reaction when softly spoken to: Snowball stretches and reaches out with his paw. Reaction to cage door opening: Snowball gets up and remains soft and relaxed. Reaction to touch: Snowball head-butts, leans in for petting, and begins to purr. He is very affectionate throughout the interaction. Reaction to pick up: Snowball remains soft and allows all handling. Behavior Determination: Beginner Snowball interacts with the observer, solicits attention, is easy to handle and tolerates all petting. No known history of behavioral problems. This cat can go to a beginner home.
GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary
10/06/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
scan neg male, ~3 years sociable, allows handling teeth- stain and gingivitis EEN- wnl no fleas seen barh ambx4 nosf
10/14/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating BEGINNER
URI NOTED ON ROUNDS QAR. ATTENTION SEEKING, EATING WELL SNEEZING WITH MILD MUCOID NASAL DISCHARGE A: URI P: REC DOXYCYCLINE 1ML PO Q24 X 10 DAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS
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