Meet Okie – A Survivor Looking for His Forever Home

Okie, short for Okie Dokie, has an incredible rescue story that started at a gas station outside Oklahoma City. A friendly, ear-tipped cat in a feral colony caught the attention of his caregiver, who wished for a better life for him. That’s when fate stepped in—I met her while getting gas, and when I heard about Okie, I knew I could find him the perfect home in Colorado. She managed to catch him, and together we began his journey to a brighter future.

Once in Colorado, Okie was seen by a vet, where it was discovered he was a young cat, only 1-2 years old, but facing major medical challenges. He tested positive for FIV and suffered from a severe case of stomatitis. To give him the best chance at a pain-free life, all his teeth were removed that same day. Now, almost a year later, Okie is still recovering and requires daily medication to manage his symptoms. The vet believes he may need this for another year or two, but he is expected to heal with time.

Okie deserves a forever home where he can continue his journey with loving humans who will help him complete his rescue story.

What Okie Loves:

Wet Food: Since he has no teeth, he prefers soft wet food.

Churu Treats: He loves Churu and will stand up like a little gopher to get his favorite treat—this is also how he takes his daily medication.

Pets & Affection: While not a lap cat (yet?), Okie adores being petted and will hop up to meet your hand with his head—it’s ridiculously cute.

Other Cats: He enjoys feline companionship and would likely do best in a home with another cat friend, though he’s not bonded with any particular cat in his foster home.


Other Things to Know About Okie:

He ignores the small dog in his foster home and would likely be fine with a calm dog that also ignores him.

He’s not a high-energy kitten but enjoys playing with a wand toy occasionally.

Due to his time in the feral colony, he can still be a little skittish and needs understanding adopters willing to let him take life at his own pace.

A quiet home with calm, older children would likely be fine, but he hasn’t been around kids in his foster home.


Okie is looking for a patient, loving adopter who will help him complete his transformation from a gas station stray to a beloved companion. If you’re ready to give this special boy the forever home he deserves, please reach out!

See more of Okie on IG @PurritoPlace

Animal Rescue of the Rockies believes that every pet should find a wonderful, caring home. To ensure each pet finds the best possible home, we ask that you fill out an adoption application form so we can learn more about you and your household. We review each application we receive and will contact you as quickly as possible. A home visit will be scheduled before any pet is adopted to a new home. Once a home visit has taken place and the adoption application has been approved, we will ask you to read and sign our adoption agreement form. Our adoption fees help cover the cost of spay/neuter, veterinary exams, vaccinations, microchipping, and foster care. Highly requested breeds help cover the vet costs incurred by some of our other cats, enabling us to save more lives!

• $300 for purebred/highly requested kittens, 6 months or younger, such as Siamese mixes, Maine Coon mixes.  These "guardian kittens" help support our rescue work by covering vet costs for other kittens.
• $200 for purebred/highly requested cats older than 6 months such as Siamese mixes, Maine Coone mixes.  These "guardian cats" help support our rescue work by covering vet costs for other kittens.
• $200 for kittens (6 months & under)   
• $125 for cats (older than 6 months)   
• $75 for senior cats (8 years or older)

If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an adoption application  here . We want our pets to go to a lifelong new home, so thank you for your patience during the adoption process!

Please email cats@arrcolorado.org for more information, as we can not accept calls at this time.