The Diverse Stories of My Adopted Blue – and – White and Silver Shaded British Shorthairs

I think it’s more or less related to genes and personalities.

I have two cats, a female blue – and – white British Shorthair and a male silver shaded British Shorthair. I adopted them both. I brought the blue – and – white cat home around the end of October 2019. She was over one year old at that time. I brought the silver shaded British Shorthair home in early November 2020, and he was also over one year old. (They are siblings~)

When I first brought the silver shaded British Shorthair brother home, I saw my blue – and – white cat hiss for the first time, looking very angry. The silver shaded British Shorthair wasn’t willing to back down either, but he knew his status was lower. And the blue – and – white sister was very dominant. The brother would sometimes secretly attack her, but he didn’t dare to confront her directly.

Here comes the key point. Our blue – and – white cat is really easy to raise. She eats and drinks well, doesn’t get sick, and isn’t very afraid of people. She won’t lose her temper. Unless you make her uncomfortable, she will just gently bite you.

However, less than a month after the silver shaded British Shorthair came back, he had a broken bone. When we went to the hospital for an examination, the doctor said that the cat was born with poor bone development (no wonder his legs are a bit shorter than those of the blue – and – white cat). After the surgery, before his leg fully recovered, he got gastroenteritis and had diarrhea and vomiting. I was really devastated. And he always lay there motionless.

After his gastroenteritis got better later, he started to urinate everywhere. Helplessly, we bought a lot of waterproof mattress covers at home and washed them whenever he peed. Later, we found that the reason for his random urination might be that he was neutered a bit late, and the hormones subsided relatively slowly.

Moreover, the silver shaded British Shorthair has a bad habit. He likes to bite people. At first, he just bit for fun, treating your hand as a toy. Later, he would bite my hand while doing “embarrassing” things. It was really ridiculous. But because he was so cute, I endured it.

However, since the silver shaded British Shorthair came to our home, we have provided him with good food and care. It’s been about three months now. His post – operative recovery is also good. He hasn’t vomited anymore. He can get along peacefully with the blue – and – white cat, and his weight has increased. But this silver shaded British Shorthair is somehow very timid. Sometimes, if you touch him gently without him noticing, he will be startled and jump. The same happens when there’s a loud noise. But his previous owner said he wasn’t like this before.

Let’s talk about the hair – shedding situation of the two cats. The blue – and – white cat sheds more than the silver shaded British Shorthair. Maybe the blue – and – white cat’s fur is thicker and more abundant. But there are piles of the silver shaded British Shorthair’s fur on the floor at home. I think it’s because when I’m not at home, the two cats fight.