SNUGGLES – 20345

Brooklyn Center

*RETURN*

Snuggles 20345 – 2 yr. spayed gray tabby/white cat, OS:

Behavior:’

KNOWN HISTORY:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Lived Indoors
Previously lived with: Adults and 5 children
Behavior toward strangers: Shy for a few minutes, but warms up
Behavior toward children: Very shy
Behavior toward cats: Unknown
Behavior toward dogs: Unknown
Bite or Scratch history: Yes, she bit a family member as he was trying to grab her
Litter box training: Yes
Other notes: Very shy and kept her distance
MEDICAL BEHAVIOR:
02/23/18
Allows handling but resents any attempt to examine tail. Eating well.
ENRICHMENT NOTES:
02/22/28
Standing in front of kennel, body slightly tense. Vocalizes while making eye contact. She head-butts my hand as I reach towards her and allows petting along her head and body while leaning in and raising her tail. Doing well after first day!

02/23/18
Snuggle’s e-collar fell off and she was gnawing on her tail when I approached the kennel. She tenses up and vocalizes, but allows all handling. Medical checked on her later in the day an gave her a new one. She’s a little more nervous with the cone on, but eventually starts to warm up. Raises her rear and leans in when rubbed on her cheeks.

02/24/18
Crouched in the back of the kennel. She vocalizes and slowly shifts away from me. Hesitant initially, but opens up when pet along her body. Food motivated- enjoys party mix treats. Didn’t see her attacking/chewing on her tail today.

02/25/18
Standing in back of kennel, body low and tail wrapped around her. Vocalizes softly when spoken to. She allows petting along her head and body, continuing to vocalize softly and raising her rear and tail into the air each time my hand passes along her back. Sweet girl, did well today. Ate all treats given.

02/27/18
At front of kennel, ears forward and tail raised. Vocalizes softly and continuously. She leans in for petting once the cage door opens, purring and continuing to vocalize. Allows all petting for the duration of the session. Eats all treats given. Doing well!

02/28/18
Standing in front of kennel with a relaxed body, ears forward. Chirps and vocalizes. She comes forward to greet me as I open the kennel door and allows petting along her head and body while leaning in and purring. Tail raises. Allows all petting for duration of session and remains calm when picked up and held. Sweet girl, doing well!

03/1/18
Standing in kennel, body relaxed. Vocalizes, chirps and trills. Chatty and sweet, she allows all petting while leaning in and purring. I didn’t witness her biting her tail today. Ate all treats offered. Doing well!

03/02/18
Comes forward immediately, vocalizes and reaches out with soft paws. Very sweet, constantly meowing and chirping. Leans in for attention, allows petting all over her body. Doing well!

03/04/18
At front of kennel, chirping and vocalizing softly. Remains calm as cage door opens and greets me with a head-butt. Allows petting along head and body while leaning in and raising tail. Begins to purr and continues to chirp. Very talkative. Sweet girl, allows all petting. We removed her collar and will continue to monitor if she bites her tail or not.

03/05/18
Sitting in front of kennel, ears forward. Chirps and vocalizes softly. Allows all petting while leaning in and raising tail. Tail begins to wave back and forth with continued petting but offers no further reaction. Ate all treats given. Doing well! Not biting her tail during this interaction.
Cage Condition:
Cage is recently cleaned
Reaction to assessor:
Snuggles was relaxed and comes towards the front of the kennel to greet the assessor.
Reaction when softly spoken to:
Snuggles chirps and brushes her body up against the kennel door.
Reaction to cage door opening:
Snuggles remains calm and relaxed.
Reaction to touch:
Snuggles arches her back, purrs softly and allows petting all over her body. She’s very affectionate and rolls over on her side when rubbed on her cheeks.
Reaction to being picked up:
Snuggles was calm, relaxed and allows all handling.
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
Lively
VOCAL:
Somewhat chatty
CHARACTER TYPE:
Social

Sweet

Affectionate

Easy going
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:
None
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:
Experience
Behavior Asilomar
TM – Treatable-Manageable
RECOMMENDATIONS:
None
BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:
Snuggles interacts with the Assessor, solicits attention, is easy to handle and tolerates all petting. Due to Snuggles bite history, we recommend that this cat go to a home with experienced cat parents. Any future home with children should conduct a thorough interaction before interacting.
OWNER INFO:

Spay/Neuter status
Yes
Date of Intake
10-Feb-2018
Is this cat having litter box issues?
Yes
If yes, Please elaborate:
Within the last month or two Snuggles has been urinating outside of the litter box. She has moved to a new home with a new owner so they feel that she is adjusting to her new environment and feels the loss of her previous owner. Before this change she was very good at using her litter box properly.

Updated: Owner reported no litterbox issues.
Basic Information:
Snuggles is approximately 2 year old, domestic short hair female who was spayed prior to coming into the shelter. She was adopted from an ACC mobile event in March 2016 and was surrendered due to the owner passing away. She has no known health issues or injuries and has not seen a vet recently.

Updated: Snuggles is a 2 year old cat. She is being returned due to biting people.
Previously lived with:
In home with owner and 2 children
How is this cat around strangers?
Snuggles is shy for a few minutes when first meeting new people and needs time to warm up.
How is this cat around children?
Snuggles has lived with two children for the last month and was relaxed and affectionate with both of them.

Updated: Snuggles lived with 5 young children and was very shy around them.
How is this cat around other cats?
Snuggles has lived with a cat for the last month and was interested in playing with her but the other cat was not receptive to attention.

Updated: Snuggles has not lived with cats.
How is this cat around dogs?
Snuggles has lived with a small breed dog for the last month and was relaxed and playful with her.

Updated: Snuggles has not lived with dogs.
Behavior Notes
Snuggles’ owner has not tried to bathe her or trim her nails, but she will allow the owner to brush her. She is not bothered be being picked up or carried, but will struggle to be put in a carrier.

Updated: Snuggles was very shy and did not come out during her time with her family. Snuggles also yowled at night.
Bite history:
Snuggles has no bite history.

Updated: Snuggles has bitten a family member as he was trying to grab her
Energy level/descriptors:
Medium
Has this cat ever had any medical issues?
No
For a New Family to Know
Snuggles is described as being friendly, affectionate and playful. She likes to follow one of the daughters around the home and other times she keeps to herself. She has been an indoor cat, sleeps anywhere in the home and eats dry food. She likes to play with all kinds of toys and is litter box trained using both an uncovered and hooded box with clumping or crystal litter.

Behavior Notes:

Snuggles kept a low body during intake and tried to hide when taken out of the carrier. She allowed for minimal handling.
MEDICAL:

6-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 11:13 AM

Monitor for vomiting – had one episode 3/5; recheck tail wound – no ecollar, finished gabapentin

S/O: BAR. Attention seeking. Eating well. No vomit or diarrhea seen. Normal stool and urine
EENT: Eyes clear, no ocular or nasal discharge
HL: No sneezing, normal RR/RE
INTEG: Full coat, healing wound at tip of tail, no bleeding or swelling, wounds closing in well
MS: Ambulatory x 4
UG: Spayed

A: One episode of GI upset.
Tail wound – doing well without ecollar and gabapentin at this time

P: Continue to monitor while at BACC. Excellent prognosis
VET 990844

5-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 12:01 PM

Progress exam-tail wound

History : o/s 2/11.
2/22-given convenia
2/23-started on gabapentin
3/2-last day of gabapentin
3/4-removed e-collar

Subjective: BARH. No csvd. Good appetite but one small pile of semi-digested food in vomit in the cage. Very friendly and rubbing at the front of the cage. Does not appear to be self-mutilating tail as scab is intact and not bleeding at tip of tail. Normal bm and u in cage.

Objective
EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted
H/L: Eupneic, normal RR/RE
MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat, tip of tail scabbed and healing
CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities

Assessment:
Tip of tail wound r/o self inflicted-healing
One episode of vomit 3/5

Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC
Monitor for vomiting tomorrow
Will monitor for self mutilation closely-behavior team also aware and keep a close eye on her

Prognosis: Excellent
VET 991416

4-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 11:25 AM

Progress exam-tail wound

History : o/s 2/11.
2/22-given convenia
2/23-started on gabapentin
3/2-last day of gabapentin

Subjective: BARH. No csvd. Eating well. Normal U and BM in litter box. E-collar in place but seems calm and isn’t chasing tail. Discussed with behavior and she has not been self traumatizing for a while now. Will try removing e-collar and behavior will monitor closely.

Objective
EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted
H/L: Eupneic, normal RR/RE
MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat, tip of tail scabbed and healing
CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities

Assessment:
Tip of tail wound r/o self inflicted

Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC
Remove e-collar and closely monitor

Prognosis: Excellent
VET 991416

3-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 11:37 AM

Last dose of gapabentin given 3/2, monitor for tail chasing, pain, irritation

S/O: BARH. Tense on exam – still allows all handling but more tense than yesterday. Eating well. Normal urine in litter. Ecollar in place
EENT: Eyes clear, no ocular or nasal discharge
HL: No sneezing, normal RR/RE
INTEG: Full coat, tail tip trauma – scabbing at tip
MS: Ambulatory x 4
UG: Spayed

A: Hx of tail injury (self inflicted vs trauma), followed by cat continuing to tail chase and traumatize — healing well at this time

P: Recheck tomorrow – consider continuing gabapentin if cat appears stressed
VET 990844

2-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 11:07 AM

Recheck tail wound – convenia given on intake, started on gabapentin the following day due to self traumatizing tail wound

S/O: BARH. Active, attention seeking, allows all handling. Eating well. Normal urine in litter. E-collar in place
EENT: Eyes clear, no ocular or nasal discharge, pink mm
HL: no sneezing
INTEG: Healing wound at tip of tail – scabbing present at distal 1cm
MS: Ambulatory x 4
UG: Spayed

A: Hx of traumatizing tail (unknown if there was an injury present before self trauma was observed) — wound healing well. Cat appears comfortable and has not shown signs of irritation or tail chasing

P: Keep e-collar on. OK to D/C gabapentin. Continue to monitor over next 2 days for signs of tail chasing.
VET 990844

26-Feb-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 12:03 PM

Progress exam-tail wound

History : o/s 2/11.
2/22-given convenia
2/23-started on gabapentin

Subjective: BARH. No csvd. Eating well. E-collar in place for self trauma of tail. Seems a little anxious with handling and tense. Normal U in box.

Objective
P = wnl
R = eupneic
BCS 5/9
EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted
PLN: No enlargements noted
H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic
ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated
U/G: FS, no MGTs, no vulvar d/c
MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat, tip of tail has healing wound ~2cm from tip
CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities

Assessment:
Tip of tail wound r/o self inflicted

Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC
Extend gabapentin until 3/2-recheck, consider removing e-collar to see how she does on gabapentin, consider extending gabapentin
E-collar in place

Prognosis: Excellent

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