Thank you all for the kind words. It’s absolutely soul crushing for me right now. I know we did the right thing. He had asthma, pancreatitis, and diabetes, but within the past few weeks he developed an aggressive kidney disease. We were able to manage everything else, but kidney disease in cats is bad news.

It’s hard to describe how awesome he was for the 18 years he spent with us. He was wicked smart, all the way to the end. He is the only cat I’ve ever met that knew how to use mirrors and that he was seeing himself in it.

I have thousands of pictures of him and for that I’m grateful. This one, I think, is my favorite.

Rest in peace old man. You have earned it.