Behavior Questions For Cats
Patient Info
Pet’s name
Breed
Date of Birth (approx age if N/A):
Sex
Male
Female
Spayed/Neutered
Yes
No
Owner Info
Name
First
Last
Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Preferred Phone
Email
Additional Contacts
Name
Preferred Phone
Email
General Health
((If any have changed before or since Behaviors started describe)
Eating
Drinking
Current Diet/Frequency and Amount Fed
Defecation
Urination
Energy/Mobility
Vomiting?
Yes
No
Coughing/Sneezing?
Yes
No
Pain/Discomfort?
Yes
No
Current or Ongoing Health concerns
Current Medications (dosage/Frequency/form):
Behavioral Health
Describe the Behavior Issue(s)
Dates and Details of problematic incidents/occurrences
Where does the Behavior Occur?
Frequency of Behavior
Has the Frequency/Intensity of the behavior change? (i.e. urinations out of box happened once every week now occurs daily)
When did Behavior first start?
Home Environment: Please list all people (including yourself) and other pets in the household
Name
Age
Species
Average daily hours in home
Quality of relationship with Pet
Poor
Neutral
Good
Great
Add Another?
Yes
No
Name
Age
Species
Average daily hours in home
Quality of relationship with Pet
Poor
Neutral
Good
Great
Add Another
Yes
No
Name
Age
Species
Average daily hours in home
Quality of relationship with Pet
Poor
Neutral
Good
Great
What is your Cat’s response to Visitors?
Frequent Visitors
Occasional Visitors
Repair/Delivery Persons
What kind of home does your cat live in (Studio, apartment, house)?
Any changes in or around the home since or before problematic behavior started (i.e construction, moving furniture, change in work schedule or new pet/family member). If so How?
Does your pet primarily stay..
Indoors (if so are they restricted to certain areas of the home?)
Outdoors: Combination (If so how many hours on average do they stay in versus out)
Where are your cat’s favorite resting spots?
How long and how often does your cat play with toys? Are you an active participant in these sessions?
Amount of Litterboxes in home?
Describe placement and Type of boxes in the home (i.e shallow, deep, covered, and placed in basement, living room, closet etc)
Describe type of litter used (i.e clumping, clay, scented, unscented etc.)
How often is litter box Scooped?
Completely changed
Cleaned and replaced with fresh litter
What behaviors does your cat display during and after using the box (i.e scratching in the box, scratching outside of box, burying elimination, yowling, running out of litter box)
Does your cat ever eliminate outside of the litter box? If so, is it Urination, Defecation, or Both?
What Behaviors does your pet display during the problematic events
Defecate
Urinate
Salivate
Tremble
Tuck Tail
Hide
Escape
Vocalizes
Hisses
Swat
Growl
Bite
Have incidents ever occurred in a bite? If so did it break skin?
If yes to the previous question, was it reported/was patient on a bite quarantine?
Training History
What Training methods have been used in the past? (i.e. clicker training, verbal corrections, etc)
What Behavior management products have been used (puzzle toys/feeders, spray bottles, nail caps, increased physical or mental stimulation, etc)
Has your pet worked with a veterinarian before? Who/what was diagnosed/what were treatments?
Has your pet been on medications for their behavior?
Misc.
What are your current Goals for your pet (comfort around strangers, sport/agility courses, companionship etc.)
What is the timeline you are working under (ex. Pet is staying with sitter they do not trust in 2 months)
Any comments/concerns would you like NWAH staff to know?
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