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Post by azucena on Dec 8, 2017 8:35:12 GMT -5
I know how YM loves baby animals so I thought I'd let you share in our fun and help with names. These are the kittens that we are in the process of adopting. We're not sold on their names, Rosie and Rolf. We like more unusual/creative names. We lost our beloved 16 yo cat this summer - I'd tell you his name but it's so unusual it could out me
I've been trolling the cat name websites and so far nothing has stuck. So spam me with your suggestions. Otherwise, my DD2 vote is Isabel (she doesn't know we are getting more than one). DD1 says names are too much pressure.
And, we're not getting them as Christmas presents, the timing is more due to finally getting my husband on board and being home more over Christmas break to get them acclimated and soak up the kitten love. Our prior cat was my husband's buddy particularly during his recovery from multiple surgeries. We all took the loss hard, but he felt so strongly that he said he wasn't sure if he could go through that again. Now, he's googely eyed over the "wittle bitty baby ones" LOL.
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Dec 8, 2017 8:41:44 GMT -5
After our current two have passed over the rainbow bridge, we plan to adopt boy and girl litter mates, and I love the names Milo and Mina.
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Post by Tennesseer on Dec 8, 2017 8:46:22 GMT -5
The 'R' sound is the same for Rosie and Ralph. So they may get confused. Only one cat with the 'R' sound of Rosie and Ralph.
Isabel is a fine name for the female. You can also call her Izzy or Belle for nicknames.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2017 8:57:31 GMT -5
My favorite cat name was Decon.
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Post by taz157 on Dec 8, 2017 8:57:55 GMT -5
Do you have pictures you can post of the kittens? That could help with the naming process.
I like Claire and Jamie. (If you are into the Outlander series, you’d get why.)
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 8, 2017 9:03:08 GMT -5
My favorite cat name was Decon. I misread that as Demon
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Post by flamingo on Dec 8, 2017 9:07:22 GMT -5
My parents named their cat Zeus. And my mom says if they ever get another, she'd name it Apollo. Apparently she has a thing for mythology
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Post by gs11rmb on Dec 8, 2017 9:08:38 GMT -5
We had Flora and Thunder! Flora is a traditional Scots girl name that I always liked (I'm from Scotland) but because it's very similar to my married name it would have been cruel to give that name to an actual child! Therefore, it went to the cat . My then 8 year old daughter named Thunder.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 8, 2017 9:13:17 GMT -5
My parents named their cat Zeus. And my mom says if they ever get another, she'd name it Apollo. Apparently she has a thing for mythology Or a big fan of Magnum, PI except they were dogs!
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Post by azucena on Dec 8, 2017 9:26:50 GMT -5
Do you have pictures you can post of the kittens? That could help with the naming process. I like Claire and Jamie. (If you are into the Outlander series, you’d get why.)
Hmm, I did put a link in my original post because they do have distinctive markings to possibly play off of but so far have us stumped. Let's try again:
petrescuenetworkstl.com/Available_Cat__R___R.html
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Post by movingforward on Dec 8, 2017 9:35:37 GMT -5
Sasha and Sebatian
Sassy and Simon
Ozzie and Harriet
Bailey and Brinkley
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Post by taz157 on Dec 8, 2017 9:47:45 GMT -5
Do you have pictures you can post of the kittens? That could help with the naming process. I like Claire and Jamie. (If you are into the Outlander series, you’d get why.)
Hmm, I did put a link in my original post because they do have distinctive markings to possibly play off of but so far have us stumped. Let's try again:
petrescuenetworkstl.com/Available_Cat__R___R.html
I must have missed it. They are adorable! Let me think of names. 😀
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Post by movingforward on Dec 8, 2017 9:50:00 GMT -5
Do you have pictures you can post of the kittens? That could help with the naming process. I like Claire and Jamie. (If you are into the Outlander series, you’d get why.)
Hmm, I did put a link in my original post because they do have distinctive markings to possibly play off of but so far have us stumped. Let's try again:
petrescuenetworkstl.com/Available_Cat__R___R.html
OMG! Those are some adorable fur babies
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Post by azucena on Dec 8, 2017 9:59:40 GMT -5
I must have missed it. They are adorable! Let me think of names. 😀
I don't think you missed it; I think proboards ate it
I also wouldn't mind input on best food, litter, toys, kitten training, etc. It's been a long time since we've had a furbaby instead of a loveably grumpy old man cat I'm definitely re-evaluating what went well and what didn't. In particular I plan to have these little guys in and out of a carrier way more often so it's not as scary for them when it's vet time.
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Post by myrrh on Dec 8, 2017 10:19:05 GMT -5
Spaghetti and Meatball
...just looked at the pictures. They are adorable.
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Post by ohmomto2boys on Dec 8, 2017 10:25:17 GMT -5
I had a cat many years ago and his name was Twix. If I had 2 cats, I would have named the other Reese.
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 8, 2017 10:30:51 GMT -5
My uncle always named his cats Boris and Natasha. When he passed away we adopted Boris the 5th I think and Natasha the 4th.
All of our animals have people names. The only animal we've taken in after the kids were born they couldn't understand why I wanted to change her name, so she is called Molly-Wanda. Yes, all the time. It's insane. I had wanted to name her Molly, Rey, or Mouse.
I was the one who wanted the last kitten even though I had said no more animals for years. It's been a long time since we had a kitten and she went through a few months of just being wild and I really regretted my decision and wondered what on earth we were going to do with her. It took a while but she really mellowed out and is a great addition.
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Post by Tiny on Dec 8, 2017 10:43:08 GMT -5
How about Izma and Kronk? (From a Disney movie - girl cats are kind of 'divas' and 'in charge' and boy cats are sometimes Big and Dumb. )
I like Hera and Zues (or any "god" names - since cats are pretty much "gods" in their own minds.)
If you go with Isabel (or any version or it) Tristan is a good name for the boy... (Tristan and Isuelt - aka Lancealot and Guinevere)
What about Merlin and a witch name of your choice? Morgana? Sabrina? Hermione? Esme (Esmeralda), Samantha, you get the idea....
I like Ferris Mewler - but can't think of a good "girl" name to go with it.
I have found 'common' people names to not be so good for my pets. It's get awkward when you have coversations about 'Bob puking on the livingroom floor" and such.
Also remember your pet will most likely be "PetName" your last name at the vet (and may get mail with that name on it).
Choose wisely.
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Post by NastyWoman on Dec 8, 2017 10:52:58 GMT -5
Sonny and Cher
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 8, 2017 11:05:20 GMT -5
Dh is a vet tech so he's seen all kinds of names. He did graveyard emergency care for years so he wasn't with people for very long, and hopefully didn't see the same people repeatedly all that often. One night he had fixed up a cat "Gandalf", grabbed a chart, and went into the room to go over care instructions with the owner, "Bob". He tells Bob all about how to take care of Gandalf's injury and does all the obligatory good cat, using his name, etc stuff.
After midnight dh also had to check people out, so when he went to take care of the bill he realized that the cat's name was Bob. He was mortified, but thankfully the human owner, Gandalf, had a pretty good sense of humor about the whole thing.
*names changed to protect the innocent, but they really were that bad
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Post by imawino on Dec 8, 2017 11:07:11 GMT -5
Do you have pictures you can post of the kittens? That could help with the naming process. I like Claire and Jamie. (If you are into the Outlander series, you’d get why.)
Hmm, I did put a link in my original post because they do have distinctive markings to possibly play off of but so far have us stumped. Let's try again:
petrescuenetworkstl.com/Available_Cat__R___R.html
Squee! adorable kittens! The good news is it doesn't matter what you name them, they will just make the names cute.
I don't love giving pets common people names. People names that are less common are fine, but constantly clarifying that you mean your cat Sam and not someone's kid Sam is annoying. I think pet names should be fun. My current cats are Nutmeg and The Floof.
If you want to theme them you could go Irish with Seamus and Siobhan, spicy with Pepper and Sage, Reggae with Ziggy and Shaggy, Latino with Pepe and Margarita (Rita for short), booze names with Remy and Jack.
Our last and current dog got Hebrew names because I told the SO he should get to raise at least one of his kids Jewish! So we've had Ariel and Levi. Of course everyone thought we named Ari after the little mermaid and when we said no it was after the former prime minister of Israel they looked at us like "who?" LOL Speaking of Hebrew names, I think Shmuley is a fun name to say!
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 8, 2017 11:07:17 GMT -5
I have found 'common' people names to not be so good for my pets. It's get awkward hilarious when you have coversations about 'Bob puking on the livingroom floor" and such.
fixed I have a friend who named her dog Emma. And then ended up marrying an Emmie. That's confusing but also funny.
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Post by Happy prose on Dec 8, 2017 12:16:57 GMT -5
They are soooo cute! I say Bonnie and Clyde.
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Post by Opti on Dec 8, 2017 12:26:08 GMT -5
How about Izma and Kronk? (From a Disney movie - girl cats are kind of 'divas' and 'in charge' and boy cats are sometimes Big and Dumb. )
I like Hera and Zues (or any "god" names - since cats are pretty much "gods" in their own minds.)
If you go with Isabel (or any version or it) Tristan is a good name for the boy... (Tristan and Isuelt - aka Lancealot and Guinevere)
What about Merlin and a witch name of your choice? Morgana? Sabrina? Hermione? Esme (Esmeralda), Samantha, you get the idea....
I like Ferris Mewler - but can't think of a good "girl" name to go with it.
I have found 'common' people names to not be so good for my pets. It's get awkward when you have coversations about 'Bob puking on the livingroom floor" and such.
Also remember your pet will most likely be "PetName" your last name at the vet (and may get mail with that name on it).
Choose wisely.
I like Ferris Mewler too. Why not just come up with a girl cat name that fits the girl cat?
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Post by swamp on Dec 8, 2017 12:30:54 GMT -5
I like Ferris Mewler - but can't think of a good "girl" name to go with it.
Sloan. Or Sgt. Petersen.
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Post by swamp on Dec 8, 2017 12:33:49 GMT -5
Axl and Slash. Vince and Nikki Captain and Tenille. Fergie and Will. Ariel and Eric Lennie and Squiggy
I currently have an Olaf and an Anna.
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 8, 2017 12:38:58 GMT -5
Jackson and Macy. 😉
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Post by azucena on Dec 8, 2017 12:38:58 GMT -5
I'm also polling friends and family, some front runners include: • Bianca and Bernard (Bee and Bernie) from rescuers down under, appeals to their distinguished marking • Aurora (my girls would love the princess reference) and I could call her Rory which I really wanted for a kids name but my last name starts with R - Phillip and Eric aren't cool enough for the boy, could get on board with Borealis (Bo) • Lorelai (Rory) and Luke - Cosmos and Chaos
- Odd and Even (Odie and Eve) - appeals to my inner math nerd, DH isn't so thrilled
Feedback?
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Post by azucena on Dec 8, 2017 12:40:27 GMT -5
Axl and Slash. Vince and Nikki Captain and Tenille. Fergie and Will. Ariel and Eric Lennie and Squiggy I currently have an Olaf and an Anna.
We could end up with a Frozen reference if the kids are involved.
Beauty and Beast crossed my mind.
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Post by azucena on Dec 8, 2017 12:41:46 GMT -5
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