Xiang now lives together with his owner and another cat named Shuai (meaning “Handsome”) in Taiwan. Shuai is another red tabby that came to the household quite unexpectedly when his owner passed away last year. Though the adaptation was a bit of a hurdle for the two cats, they now get along quite well.

A post from 2019 also elaborated that the owner often gets questions of whether they’re afraid to adopt and becoming emotionally attached to cats with FIV and other risk factors (such as old age):

“I think life and death are natural among animals, all of them will eventually die—but if we can let them have a loving home and have them leave us within that comfort, I can bear it.”

The post continued: “The big difference between humans and other animals is that, whether it be financial or emotional frustration, there will always be opportunities, choices, and it will slowly get better for us humans. But, for the animal, the owner is their entire world.”

The seemingly chonky red tabby munchkin looks like he could sleep anywhere and through anything