{"id":4259,"date":"2020-06-26T04:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2020-06-26T04:40:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:40:02","slug":"frivolous-friday-name-that-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4259","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday \u2013 Name That Cat!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"If you\u2019ve been following this week\u2019s blog posts, you\u2019re probably ready for a lighter, more uplifting topic. So I thought I\u2019d end the week on a happier note\u2014focusing on when you finally find that purr-fect new addition to your loving home. As most of you know a lot goes into preparing a home for a kitten or even an older cat. You may have to go back into your memory bank to recall what it was like to have a kitten around, for example. Some older cats come with baggage\u2014you know, habits and unusual behavior, maybe fetishes. But that\u2019s for another article or blog post. Today I want to touch on something more fun\u2014cat names.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you, but there are times when I \"\"struggle to name a cat and other times when the name is obvious. Some cats come with a name\u2014you might choose to keep it, alter it some, or discard it altogether.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re like me you might have a name in mind before you adopt. It might fit the next cat that comes into your heart or not. I haven\u2019t had many male cats, so when I decided to keep a cute kitten we found in our woodpile, I wasn\u2019t prepared to name \"\"him. I thought and thought about a name for this robust kitten. I discarded name after name. Finally I found his name at a grandson\u2019s graduation ceremony. I listened as the names were called out and Max is the name that stuck. I finally chose Lily\u2019s name when I realized she was as delicate as a flower. We had to change Katie\u2019s name when she came to us because we already had Katy. It took a while, but we finally chose to call her Dinah because she was always in the kitchen with us.<\/p>\n

Since losing Lily, I\u2019ve been looking at kittens\"\" online and I\u2019ve come across some adorable cats and kittens with some very unusual names. One tiny girl was called Goose. How do you suppose that came about? If you\u2019re like me, you have to spend some time with the cat or kitten in order to find a name that fits. When you know it, you know it.<\/p>\n

\"\"Here are some fun names people have actually named their cats: Rosie Posie, Lucy Blue Belle, Kitty O\u2019Meowly (love that one), Duchess Honeysuckle, Butterbean, Mr. McWhisker and Mr. Fuzzy Pants.<\/p>\n

If you like nerdy names you might consider Poindexter, Plato, Myrtle.<\/p>\n

There are millions of possibilities, and here \"\"are some tips for choosing the right name for a particular cat. Note such things as, where did the cat come from? Lily was born in a Volkswagen and raised in an attic, Max\u2019s mother carried him from the backyard behind us to our woodpile, Katy came from a kitten mill in Missouri. Sophie was living on the streets when someone trapped her to give her the opportunity for a better life. I\u2019m sure we could have come up \"\"with names related to their beginnings. I have a friend who named a kitten Wally because he was found inside a wall of a house that was under construction.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the cat\u2019s personality or behavior? If we\u2019d waited to get to know Lily better\u2014if we knew she\u2019d develop into such a chow-hound-kitty, we might have named her Foodie. My daughter named a cat Fridgie because he was constantly trying to climb in their refrigerator. She also had one show up in the engine of a car. Her fur had been shaved off by the fan, so Fanny might have been an appropriate name.<\/p>\n

A lot of us name cats for their coloring. Oreo for a black and white cat. Ginger, Goldie or Marmalade for an orange tabby; Tabby, Tabitha, Checkers\u2026<\/p>\n

Others choose names of celebrities\u2014Groucho for a grumpy cat or one with eyebrows. Maybe your cat looks like a celebrity or you like a certain sports figure or political figure. There are as many possibilities as there are cats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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