diff --git a/custom_routes.py b/custom_routes.py
index 0e84c79..9e92c34 100644
--- a/custom_routes.py
+++ b/custom_routes.py
@@ -46,3 +46,31 @@ async def comfy_pets_update_inventory(request):
         print("Error:", e)
         return web.json_response({ "error": str(e) }, status=400)
 
+
+@server.PromptServer.instance.routes.get("/comfy-pets/pets")
+async def comfy_pets_get_pet(request):
+    try:
+        data = persistence.get_current_pet()
+        return web.json_response({
+            "pet": data
+        }, content_type='application/json')
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Error:", e)
+        return web.json_response({ "error": e }, status=400)
+
+@server.PromptServer.instance.routes.post("/comfy-pets/pets/age")
+async def comfy_pets_pets_age(request):
+    try:
+        data = await request.json()
+        age = data.get("age")
+
+        persistence.update_pet_age(age)
+
+        return web.json_response({
+            "message": "Pet age updated successfully"
+        }, content_type='application/json')
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Error:", e)
+        return web.json_response({ "error": str(e) }, status=400)
+
diff --git a/js/apiClient.js b/js/apiClient.js
index 71e1fdb..c089bf3 100644
--- a/js/apiClient.js
+++ b/js/apiClient.js
@@ -74,6 +74,35 @@ export const setUserNewInventory = async (inventory) => {
   }
 }
 
+export const setPetAge = async (age) => {
+  try {
+    const url = '/comfy-pets/pets/age'
+    const data = {
+      age,
+    }
+    const requestOptions = {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(data), // Convert the data to JSON format
+    }
+    await fetch(url, requestOptions).then((x) => x.json())
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error('Something went wrong')
+  }
+}
+
+export const getCurrentPet = async () => {
+  const url = '/comfy-pets/pets'
+  const { pet } = await fetchWithCache(url)
+  let parsedUserData = {
+    ...pet,
+    ['age']: parseInt(pet.age),
+  }
+  return parsedUserData
+}
+
 export async function ping() {
   const user = await getCurrentUser()
   const userId = user?.user_id
diff --git a/js/game/pet.js b/js/game/pet.js
index eef6ae5..e9c4bac 100644
--- a/js/game/pet.js
+++ b/js/game/pet.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //import { GIF } from "../libs/gif.js";
 import { GameObject } from './core.js'
+import { getCurrentPet, setPetAge } from '../apiClient.js'
 
 const BABY_CORGI =
   'https://comfyui-output.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/babycorgi-sprite-128x128.png'
@@ -84,6 +85,15 @@ export class Pet extends GameObject {
       'https://comfyui-output.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/text-bubble.png'
 
     this.age = 0
+    this._initializePet()
+  }
+
+  async _initializePet() {
+    const petData = await getCurrentPet()
+
+    for (const key in petData) {
+      this[key] = petData[key]
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -118,6 +128,11 @@ export class Pet extends GameObject {
     })
   }
 
+  grow() {
+    this.age++
+    setPetAge(this.age)
+  }
+
   _chooseRandomDirection() {
     const directions = ['left', 'right', 'idle1', 'idle2']
 
@@ -260,7 +275,7 @@ export class Pet extends GameObject {
 
       // see if objects interact
       if (this.isTouching(nearestFood)) {
-        this.age++
+        this.grow()
 
         // Eat food
         nearestFood.delete()
diff --git a/persistence/__init__.py b/persistence/__init__.py
index aacf9d8..d2a66fb 100644
--- a/persistence/__init__.py
+++ b/persistence/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 data_path = os.path.join(current_dir, ".dat")
 u_path = os.path.join(data_path, "u")
+p_path = os.path.join(data_path, "p")
 
 def set_user_id():
     if not os.path.exists(data_path):
@@ -50,3 +51,23 @@ def update_balance(balance):
 def update_inventory(inventory):
     with dbm.open(u_path, 'w') as db:
         db[b'inventory'] = str(inventory).encode('utf-8')
+
+def update_pet_age(age):
+    with dbm.open(p_path, 'w') as db:
+        db[b'age'] = str(age).encode('utf-8')
+
+def get_current_pet():
+    pet = {}
+    if not os.path.exists(data_path):
+        os.makedirs(data_path)
+    with dbm.open(p_path, 'c') as db:
+        # Check if user exists
+        if b'age' not in db:
+            db[b'age'] = str(0).encode('utf-8')
+
+        # return data
+        for key in db.keys():
+            pet[key.decode('utf-8')] = db[key].decode('utf-8')
+
+    return pet
+