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Post by deb on Jan 13, 2012 12:58:00 GMT -8
I'll have to get a video to add to this thread but I wanted to see if anyone else has noticed such a huge difference in siblings.
Stealer has grown up to be a very quiet, reserved boy. He prefers to come to you when he wants pets and is usually pretty happy to just be laying in the same room/area as the people. He does come to sleep with me at night but he rarely if ever purrs.
Shadow is the total opposite of her brother. She is outgoing, vocal, insistent and demanding. She still is absolutely obsessed with fetching and will bring you her toy and pester you until you throw it for her. She purrs if you just look at her and is always with me trying to see if she can help with whatever I'm doing.
Seems to me that Stealer takes after his mom and Shadow is definitely a daddy's girl (Simba was always friendly with us and wanted attention while Kiki was always a bit aloof.)
Arlene and Jackie (and anyone else with siblings) have you noticed such a huge difference in personality?
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Post by Dan on Jan 13, 2012 13:15:33 GMT -8
Don't have siblings. Yet...
Stealer sounds much like Scooter though. He almost never purrs, but it's not lack of love, just doesn't do it. If I'm in the bar stool, he has to be in my lap. But, if we are on the couch, he has zero interest in joining us. Very seldom vocalizes, and never has had a traditional 'meow'.
When people are over, he's a ham. He'll come out and say Howdy to everyone, and is fearless. Of anyone, or anything.
Nothing phases him, he's just Chill...
Much, I would like to think, like his dad...
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Post by lynxlady on Jan 13, 2012 18:44:40 GMT -8
That's different! No, not really found that big a difference but it is usually the girls that are more aloof then the boys.. I know Kiki seamed aloof but she was and is usually kind of pissed off when you have seen her.. Don't forget when you see the mom's, I have usually just taken her kids away from them and they are not always happy campers :-) Simba is just a big love bug, he is one of my favorite guys to go to.. love his kids. The girls love to sit in my lap as much as the boys, last night I had 8 of the 9 in the house on my lap on the couch.. they do fight a little about who gets to sit where, that is usually when Trip will just crawl up between Kim's legs and watch TV from there :-) All of mine have to be touching me. OK back up, maybe not all.. Bear is a bit aloof at times and has his moments, he can be a pussy cat or a tiger depending on his mood, just don't want to push him if he's not in the mood :-)
As for purring.. Big Stuff hardly ever purrs.. he has to be in my lap ALL the time, he follows me around ( so do most of them ) waiting for me to sit then they all pounce on me :-) But the purring is very different, that i have noticed.. some do and some don't.
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Post by Jackie on Jan 14, 2012 12:39:07 GMT -8
Oh ya...lots of differences with ours. We can't hear Blue purr but if you put your ear on him, he is...very very quietly. All of them will meow. Blue snuck into the bedroom last night. The door is always shut. He woke me up with lots of scratching. My neck, head, pj's....meowing and wanting lots of love! What a Romeo! He will greet everyone at the door ( He did get out once and I think he also wants to do that again) and is the best with his pinner feet at jumping to the top of any cupboard. When you run up stairs he runs right with you and leaps and bounds over any cats at the top. He's a real Gazelle  He's our thin guy and sleeps in the shape of a paper clip. Used to always be with Ron but now that Giz is here, Giz will sleep on Ron with no room left over. Blue will then sleep on my lap during TV. Blue has been known to growl at shadows in the back yard at night. No fraidy cat at all! Emma is the one that will purr if you look at her but she doesn't like to snuggle. So I'll go nab her but she's always looking to escape 80% of the time. She prefers to jump on the table or office desk for pets. She'll almost turn into a ball and do a summer salt with the petting. Her tall flicks the whole time. She'll be right in your face and give you a big long loud Meowwwwww if you stop before she wants you too. She sheds more than the other two by FAR!! She is brown and the boys are silver. Don't know if there is any relation to that. She's sitting on the table right now and just gave herself a shake. You should see the hair that just flew off her in the sunlight!! She started the fetch game when she was young but it's gone a bit sideways cause Giz hones in on her. Then there's 'Baby Huey' He purrs like a motor boat and is very verbal with his baby "Me-gow" meow. Sometimes it's just "gow". His personality is somewhere in the middle of his siblings. He HAS to sit on Ron's lap even though he has "I HEART Mom" tattooed in his ear. If Ron isn't home...he loves to mess up my desk while I work. He's not aggressive and will be the first to show his belly in a fight although he and Blue are starting to be more like equals. Emma keeps him in his place for sure Gizmo is in the litter box at the moment...digging and making that 'trill' noise. The world is his play ground for sure. He just went and turned on the water at the water tank. He's the clumsy jumper of the 3 and has the biggest head, feet and body. Simba and Kiki are the parents to all 3. |
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Post by deb on Jan 15, 2012 9:54:05 GMT -8
That's very interesting to see how different yours are, Jackie! I love them all the same and wouldn't give them up for the world. I'm always fascinated with genetics and how the personalities work out.
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He's our thin guy and sleeps in the shape of a paper clip. Used to always be with Ron but now that Giz is here, Giz will sleep on Ron with no room left over. Blue will then sleep on my lap during TV. Blue has been known to growl at shadows in the back yard at night. No fraidy cat at all!