but they love each-other like brothers –

Barley thinks Felix is his best pal.
Felix acts like Barley is nothing more than a pain in the backside.
Barley blends in better with the furniture.
Felix blends in better with the feed bag (like me!).
But when nobody is looking, they’re two peas in a pod. That I caught them acting like it is not something Felix is happy about.

Good work cats! You’re doing a bang-up job, of being cats.