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How do you go about naming your cat? Let me count the ways. Surely you fit into one of these slots. If not, I\u2019d love to hear from you. (Heck, I’d like to hear from you anyway.)<\/p>\nHow do you go about naming your cat? Let me count the ways. Surely you fit into one of these slots. If not, I\u2019d love to hear from you. (Heck, I’d like to hear from you anyway.)<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re like me\u2014and probably most cat people\u2014there\u2019s a different naming technique for each cat or kitten you adopt. See if you can find some of your methods (or lack of) here.<\/p>\n
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and fall in love with it. You can\u2019t get the name out of your mind, so when you find a stray and decide to keep him, you know immediately his name will be Mortimer (or Homer Homeboy or Fleabag\u2026)<\/li>\nNaming a cat is fun for some, unimportant to others (any moniker will do), or they struggle to choose just the right name. If you\u2019re having trouble naming a cat or the name you gave just isn\u2019t sticking, there\u2019s plenty of help on the Internet. There are numerous sites listing traditional, nontraditional, strange, and popular names. Maybe one will work for your kitty.<\/p>\n
Probably our most unusual naming ritual occurred when my daughters were small. We adopted a kitten from the animal shelter and couldn\u2019t agree upon a name. Everyone had an idea, but there was no meeting of the minds. So I wrote all of our ideas on small pieces of paper and tossed them across the floor. We agreed that whichever paper wad the kitten attacked, that would be her name. So I tossed the wads and the kitten just sat there looking at them.<\/p>\n
So we went to plan B. I dipped the little paper wads in gravy and tossed them again. This time, she rushed after the wads. Before we could get the paper from her, however, she swallowed it.<\/p>\n
Now we\u2019re ready for plan C. This time, I grabbed the paper from her before she could devour it and that was the moment we learned her name. PomPom. (My five-year-old daughter\u2019s name choice.)<\/p>\n
How did you name your last cat?<\/p>\n
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How do you go about naming your cat? Let me count the ways. Surely you fit into one of these slots. If not, I\u2019d love to hear from you. (Heck, I’d like to hear from you anyway.) If you\u2019re like … Continue reading