So it turns out if you close your computer without closing the program, your buddy's 24 hour lifespan is paused, so I'm incredibly pleased to announce that my sweet Rady is still alive after 48 hours! I know he's going to die of old age soon, but these last 2 days have been amazing. Rady just chills in the background while I do my work, and I'll miss his company greatly when the time comes.