I will be talking about my cats and if you don't like cats well, I don't know what to tell you! because I will be talking about them. My cats have different personalities and I find it fascinating! how is it that two animals from the same species, same breed, same family even have totally different way of living lol!
Archie is Pixie's uncle, but I raise them as brothers. Archie's sister had Pixie in April 2023, and I got him 3 months later. I got Archie in February 2021, but he was born in December 2020. I remember the day I got both of my cats as clear as yesterday!
so quick backstory:
when I got Archie, I was going through a very dark time, it was at the height of the pandemic and I was severely depressed, I had really bad acne and I gained way too much weight! I wanted a cat for what felt like forever, but I simply could not get one. Until one day my cousin's wife reached out to me and told me that a lady is giving away kittens! she sent me pictures and I was immediately sold! I contacted the lady and bought Archie for $50. It was 1.30 hour away from me and I was working during the week, so I went to pick up Archie on a Saturday after field service! but that Friday I went to the pet store and bought cat supplies. I spent close to $200 in cat supply! I bought a pineapple cat bed that Archie never uses except to bring him home in, I bought litter box, litter, a cat bowl, a cat mat to put the bowl on, a scratching post, a brush, toothpaste with a toothbrush, toys... a bunch of stuff. I remember the lady at the register told me, " wow this cat is going to have a good life" and he does lol! Archie was soooo spoil as my first cat. I brought him to the vet that Monday to get his vaccines and to check for fleas and worms. Archie was the cutest kitten! he was sassy, he looked like a girl, he had the greenest eyes I have ever seen, he was very organized, very chill...
I got Pixie July 2023, mostly for Archie. After I moved in my apartment, Archie was very depressed and he looked lonely so I figured why not get him a companion? it was the best decision I ever made for him even if at times I questioned it because he fights a lot with pixie but hey that's what brothers do, at the end of the day I know they love each other very much and they cannot stand being separated from one another. I know this because one day I had to drop off Pixie at the vet for a procedure and Pixie spent the whole entire day at the vet, Archie was soooo sad you could see it in his face, he didn't eat, he laid on me the whole day until Pixie came home then after that he ate lol. When I got Pixie home, he was so tiny and I was scared that Archie would hurt him because Archie is really big and muscular! but no Archie is like a teddy bear when it came to pixie. He hissed at Pixie, but he didn't do anything to him. Pixie cried the whole way home in the car, Archie loves car rides and he didn't make a sound, he slept but not pixie! As soon as pixie came home, he fell asleep on the table! like who does that? he didn't walk around to investigate nothing he just fell asleep like that's his house even Archie was confused! But anyway, he transitioned very well, the very next day I let him out and Archie didn't do anything to him. Of course, he was not happy, but he wasn't sad about it either, he found Pixie fascinating. Archie inserted his dominance and pixie never questioned him on it to this day lol
their personalities:
Archie: very anxious, entitled, possessive with his toys, his feeding bowl and with me lol if he is laying on me and Pixie comes, he will hiss at pixie and dramatically get up and run away. He has to eat first! when it's feeding time if I don't put his food in his bowl first, he won't eat for the day! I guess he sees himself as the king and he needs to eat first? he doesn't like sharing his bowl, he doesn't eat in pixie's bowl like ever! he likes to sleep on high surfaces, he hates being held, doesn't like belly scratch not even for 3 seconds, likes to sleep near my belly, doesn't like when I discipline him by slightly hitting him, he will hit me back! I discipline him by spraying water on him he hates that. He hates showers, hates food pâte it has to be shredded wet food otherwise he's not eating. He rolls his eyes at me every day when he's annoyed... likes being petted but, on his terms, he looks big, mean and scary and he is lol but with me he's very chill, he's very antisocial with both people and other cats! I have to clean Archie because he is not flexible when it comes to reach his butt ughhhhh he can be disgusting, but his face just looks so adorable.
Pixie: very chill, very considerate, very affectionate, loves being carried around the house, he looks smaller compared to Archie, has a childlike personality, he has the cutest green eyes in contrast to the black fur around his eyes! he never fights me, never scratched me, loves being petted, sleeps anywhere, eat anything, never roll his eyes at me and I don't think he knows how to do it, he never looks annoyed, he always looks enamored with me or with anything, he's the peace maker thank God because Archie is the fight Starter but don't get it twisted Pixie will defend himself, he doesn't care if I feed him first or last he just wants the food, he's easy going, very social with people and other cats. He plays all day, he has no problem playing by himself if Archie is being mean, he doesn't take things serious like Archie, he moves on really fast, he is not petty at all, not resentful like Archie. I love him sooo much it hurts! Pixie is my easiest cat... he is very clean; he's always grooming himself. He doesn't like to sleep on me; he always sleeps at my feet or next to my head.
I love both of my cats but they are night and day when you compare them
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