Comparison Essay

Comparison Essay



I have always loved cats. Growing up, my family always had at least one cat lying around the house. After I moved out and got married, I decided that I needed to have a cat in my new home. My husband told me to pick any kitten I wanted. I found the cutest little tuxedo kitten and brought him home. His name is Jake and he is now about seven years old. Last year I decided to buy another kitten. I went to the pet store and fell instantly in love with my half hemilayen, black fur-ball who I named Hemi. I can’t believe the differences in my two cats. Jake is long and hefty, while Hemi although he is over a year old is short and skinny. Jake cannot stand to be picked up, and Hemi just lays his head on my shoulder and purrs when he is held. The biggest difference in my cats though, is that Hemi is content to just veg. out in a bedroom all day and could care less if someone is looking for him. Jake, on the other hand, follows me everywhere I go and can’t stand to be left alone in a room. While both of my cats differ in personality, I love them both the same.

The size difference in my two cats is amazing. Hemi weighed just four pounds when I got him a year ago, and he now only weighs about six pounds. He has four short little legs and it looks like he is bowl legged when he walks. Jake, on the other hand, weighs in at about 16 pounds and he is long and chubby. When I pick Hemi up it is like picking up a piece of paper compared to when I have to heft Jake up. He feels like a bowling ball.

While both of my cats love attention, they vary in what they like and don’t like affection wise. Jake will sit on my lap for hours if I let him. He just curls up in my lap and sleeps while I pet him. He hates to be picked up though, and will squirm to get down the whole time he is in my arms. Hemi hates to sit on anyone’s lap. He can’t sit still long enough. He loves to be picked up and held though. He will lay his head on my shoulder and purr while I stroke his head. He will even put his head against my chin and clean my face for me.

Even though Jake doesn’t like to be picked up, he can’t stand to be in a room all by himself. He follows me everywhere I go and will lay near to where I am sitting. When I go outside to do something, I can hear him crying in the house because he is lonely. When everyone goes to bed for the night, Jake likes to curl up in bed with my oldest son and he stays there until morning when it’s time to get up. Hemi could care less if anyone is home or not. He likes to lie in my bedroom all day and sleep, and when I call to him, he only comes running if it is time to eat. He doesn’t sleep with anyone at night either. He sleeps curled up in a chair in the living room all by himself.

You would think that being so different, the cats wouldn’t get along but they do. They will lie together in a chair and Hemi will give Jake a wash down. They love to play together and run around the house like their tails are on fire. They never fight, they actually work together to get what they want. Just the other morning I woke up to find a whole bag of cat nip scattered across the living room rug and both cats were just lying in it looking a little bug-eyed and jittery. Their fur was also full of catnip because they were rolling through it on the floor. I just laughed and went to get the vacuum cleaner. That’s when I found one thing they do have in common. They saw the vacuum and took off to hide. They hate it.