 2014 petfinder photo where he's excited to get a treat. i (jay) fell in love immediately |  9/11//2014, i brought him home. from day 1, he followed me everywhere, purring and meowing |
 we became best friends immediately. the next morning, i woke up to him sleeping like this |  he also loved to hang on the couch with me. |
 november 2014, we brought home oz the dog. they also quickly became best friends and brothers. |  may 2018. bigby loved oz so much, and helped us raise him. |
 Spring 2016, he got a lion cut to help manage his knots and looked fantastic |  2016, one of the best pictures of his glorious New England winter chest fur |
 2016, Admire his HUGENESS. |  march 2017, with his old friends/roommates selene and leo |
 2017, taking a break from his (alleged) internet crimes |  2018, his amazing pawpad coloration |
 2019, sniffing the air after we moved back home to california |  2019, mid-meowing to ask for food |
 2019. Griiiiiiiiip |  2019, His big ol fangies |
 2020, YAWNNNNNNNNN |  2020, grabbing onto a sweatpants string like he would randomly do |
 2021, The Grabberrrrrrrrrrrrr |  2021, One of his best qualities was the way he would cuddle our hands |
 in june 2021, toast joined the family. they also became best friends very quickly. |  2021. waking up from a nap and seeing us always made him SO happy, creating a feedback loop |
 2022. he LOVED eating... and loved to share with toast |  2022. BIG stretch. |
 2022. very classic shrimp pose |  2022, For a while he would only drink water from this specific pitcher and ONLY at a specific angle. |
 2022, he got an unintentional lion cut but wore it beautifully |  2022, cuddling with Oz a month after Oz had back surgery |
 2023. i loved waking up to him snuggling with me. |  2023. often i'd walk into rooms and they would be snuggling so cutely. |
 2023. also loved catching bigby and oz cuddling or hanging with each other. |  2024, He was SO good at lounging on the couch in the most gorgeous striking poses |
 2024, SO talented at sleeping. Total inspiration. |  2025, They never stopped snuggling SO much in rooms alone |
 2025, mid-waking up one off the funniest pictures I (kit) have ever taken of him |  2025. in the end, bigby spent all his time snuggling with us. |