one year ago today, my partner drove me to the nearest animal shelter and we picked him out of like 20 other cats. he was so tiny, weighing only like 6lbs at the time. he was immediately friendly and i'm so happy we came home with him. it was only like a month later that he started getting really sick (not eating or drinking, couldn't really move around). eventually he lost the use of his back legs and was shaking constantly. taking him to the vet turned up no answers, but thankfully, one of my partner's high school friends is a vet tech and she happen to recognize the disease; feline infectious peritonitis (a serious and usually fatal disease, also known as feline coronavirus). thanks to one of my partner's close friends, we were able to provide the necessary treatment for Pretty Boy and he fully recovered!! anyways, i feel like i'm rambling. I LOVE YOU PRETTY BOY JIM KIRK ♡