Adopt Ricki
Cat, looks like
Domestic Shorthair
Age
Adult,
Estimated birthdate:
Sex
Female
Color
Brown (Mostly)
Location
New York City
Hi my name is Ricki!
I'm adoption-ready and with my foster family!
Ricki is currently in foster care and ready for adoption via our virtual process!
Ricki, an eight-year-old female, is still getting settled in, so we’re just beginning to learn who they are. Right now, everything is new—new people, new sounds, new routines—and we’re giving them time to relax, decompress, and show us their true personality at their own pace.
Here’s what we know so far about her time in foster care: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YEDOQtrpCgrqPrnWCQ0CAE9oKhfxDlBF/view?…
Her foster says she is a bit shy but is settling in. "She seemed very curious right from the start but was still cautious around us. She then started coming up to us for brief pets on the third day. By the fourth day she seemed very comfortable with us and has since approached us for long pets and started following us around. Even before she started soliciting pets though she seemed pretty confident and curious and would just move around the space and sit down and watch us. Ricki is still a little shy but loves a head scratch. She loves sleeping in her cat bed or finding new places to sleep. Ricki is warming up to us! She likes to wander around and look for new places to sleep. She loves a head scratch and rubs her face on everything. She’s not afraid in new places! She got comfortable almost immediately. She loves having getting brushed and is very independent and polite. After a month of so of settling in, she is following me around, sleeping on my bed, asking for belly rubs all the time. In the morning she likes to follow us around and is always very curious to see what we're doing. It's also cute how she assesses the couch before jumping on it and then will run across the couch to head butt us for pets! Ricki is very independent and low maintenance. She's unbothered by her environment, she doesn’t jump on things she shouldn’t or knock anything over. Honestly, she mostly just sleeps and asks for pets. She LOVES a belly rub - instant purrs. She just loves to explore and in between her naps she'll get up to look around and rub her face on everything." She is very cute and affectionate. They say they love "How chatty she is in the mornings now! She gets excited to see us when we get up and follows us around as we change her food, water, litter, etc. and chats as she walks around us watching. ".
She is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and has had preventative treatments to ensure she is ready for her next steps.
Submit an adoption survey from above and our team will reach out via phone or email (check spam) to schedule a counseling call. For any additional questions, please contact fosternyc@bestfriends.org.
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