They differ on 3 of 4 dimensions.
Joins in · Tries new things · Keeps some space · Regular hours
When a parcel arrives, it is the first to inspect it and stays until the box is open. It likes being in the room where people are, but not being picked up. Around the same time each day it reminds you about dinner, then waits for the usual wand-toy game.
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Prefers quiet · Tries new things · Stays close · Goes with the moment
It often hides behind the curtain and pops out when a paper bag rustles. After playing, it loops back to your legs, rubs against you once and wanders off again. When it sleeps and when it plays depends on the day.
Read the type guide · INFPOn these dimensions the two type descriptions lean the same way. Similar habits can mean easy company, and also wanting the same spot at the same time.
It inspected the ball track the day you brought it home, as it does anything new, and now sits by the track waiting for you to start a game.
A sheet of packing paper is today’s find: it steps in, listens to the rustle and tries another fold.
They may reach a new box, bag or toy at the same time. Put out two boxes instead of one and rotate the toys, so neither has to wait its turn to look.
On these dimensions the descriptions lean in opposite directions. A difference is not a problem; it shows where each cat may need a choice of its own.
You set down a new scratching post and it has started the inspection before your hands have left the base.
It watches the trees from behind the curtain, where nobody walks past.
Their days may cross only now and then, and that is fine. Keep a resting place the quieter cat can reach without passing through the busy part of the home, and let the more social one come to you for company.
While you fold the laundry it sits on its own mat a few steps away and watches, without leaning in.
After a wander it loops back to you and presses its cheek into your hand.
Closeness that one cat offers, the other may not want. Watch whether the cat being approached stays, moves away or turns its head, and make sure it always has a way out.
The day ends in the basket at the end of the hallway, the same one as every night.
It dozes off on the round rug when it gets sleepy, whatever the clock says.
One cat’s playtime may be the other’s nap. Keep the routine steady for the cat that relies on it, and offer the other a short game somewhere else when it gets going at an odd hour.
These steps are the same for any two cats, whatever their types. Go at the pace of the less comfortable cat.
This compares type descriptions for fun. How two cats actually get along depends on each cat and their home. How it works
