Pekoe and Spanky
Pekoe
11 • Humane Society Rescue • Former City Girl
La ReinaPekoe is a small, sweet, slightly jumpy lady cat with a playful spirit and a modest amount of attitude. She is affectionate, but on Pekoe’s schedule, and strongly prefers the company of men. According to the pet psychic, Pekoe identifies primarily as “an outdoorsy cat who gives affection through purrs.” Which feels about right.
In most situations Pekoe is the dominant personality in the room. Unfortunately for her, this particular room contains Spanky—a cat with roughly fifteen more years of street credibility and about twice her body mass. So while she runs a tight ship in theory, Spanky tends to run the food bowl in practice.
Pekoe is also impressively communicative. You will never wonder what she wants; she will inform you clearly and immediately.
We asked ChatGPT to generate her portrait based on our description and, somewhat alarmingly, it nailed it. You’ll see the resemblance the moment you meet her.
Spanky
17 • Rescued Barn Cat • Bottle-fed by Chris
The Top DogSpanky is… uncomplicated. His core philosophy is simple: food belongs to Spanky. All food. Always. Pekoe’s food? Also Spanky’s food. As the pet psychic once relayed with great seriousness, Spanky’s message was: “All the food is mine.” Honestly, that checks out.
He’s a “solid, orange lad” as described by Chat when we accidentally typed in that he was 20lbs (he’s not). He generally moves at the speed of a thoughtful sloth. But the moment Pekoe appears, he somehow transforms into a cross between Ben Johnson and a UFC fighter, sprinting in to defend his self-appointed title of Top Dog. (Yes, the pet psychic confirmed that too. Spanky refers to himself as “the Top Dog.”)
We once described him to ChatGPT and asked it to generate his likeness. The result was… disturbingly accurate. After you meet him, you can decide for yourself whether we captured his essence.
(Spoiler: we did.)
Welcome to our wonderful world.