Our vet estimated Ricky to be around 3 months old when he arrived at the hospital as an emergency patient in November 2020.  Someone had called the shelter saying they had witnessed a kitten hit by a car on a busy roadway.  Ricky suffered a spinal fracture and his jaw was misaligned.  At first it was thought that he would need extensive surgery, but rest, time, and immobility was enough for the healing process to work on it’s own.  Ricky’s tail is basically motionless but he has some control as he doesn’t drag it.  And if that’s the worst of his residual problems, he’s pretty lucky!  The vet most recently scanned Ricky in June 2021 and determined he is ready for adoption with no other permanent effects.  
His temperament: Ricky is ready to make up for lost time and has lots of pent up energy to release!  We were limited as to how much we could hold Ricky over the first few months he lived at the shelter.  He was fragile and one wrong move could set back weeks of progress. He’s not ready to be a lap cat yet and prefers to zoom around the room at high speeds.  He enjoys playing with the cats here but also get jealous easily.  Ricky would benefit from a household with family members who have time to play with him or have other young cats (or a small dog) who would engage him in play.  Consider making an appointment to see if Ricky would be the right fit for your family.

FIV/FeLV negative

* Must be 21 or older to adopt

**Our shelter has a policy to only adopt within a 50 mile radius so that if problems arise the pet can easily be returned to the shelter.