It’s a birthday celebration this four-legged friend won’t forget.

Saturday, neighbors in the Mohawk Valley joined CPV Rescue & Sanctuary to celebrate Wheelie’s first birthday.

He’s a cat who’s already been through a lot.

"We think that Wheelie got sat on, or got slammed in the door, so that's why he has hind limbs paralyzed. We're taking him to get physical therapy done regularly, and he gets laser therapy, water therapy and PT every day,” said Taylor Calhoun, a vet tech at Clinton Pet Vet and Wheelie’s caretaker.

Nine months since being taken in by Clinton Pet Vet, he’s continued improving.

Happy birthday Wheelie! Neighbors in the Mohawk Valley came out to CPV Rescue & Sanctuary to celebrate his first birthday. Mugs, calendars and catnip were available to benefit the organization. @SPECNewsCNY pic.twitter.com/bS2xU0Pxvx — Harrison Grubb (@HarrisonGrubbTV) March 14, 2020

Guests who came out to celebrate got a chance to take home some specialized Wheelie merchandise.

"We have mugs with Wheelie, Wheelie goodie bags, Wheelie candles and Wheelie cupcakes, Wheelie everything,” Calhoun said.

Guests had a chance to donate food and other essentials to CPV Rescue & Sanctuary, and some even brought a birthday gift for Wheelie, including a basket full of cat toys and treats.

"I thought it was cool to get it for Wheelie's birthday, because I knew it was Wheelie's first birthday,” said Matt, who gave the feline the basket he had won during a middle school dance. "I thought it was cute that he was nibbling on the plastic of it.”

Westmoreland School and MVCC Fabrication Lab are working to build Wheelie a specialized wheelchair.

Through raffles and donations CPV Rescue & Sanctuary raised just shy of $1,500 during Wheelie’s birthday celebration.