Archive through February 20, 2002

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Julieboo

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 12:14 pm Click here to edit this post
As many you know, who have been in the CATS thread, I have a relatively new cat. We are currently calling him Frosty but would like any and all other suggestions that you might have. He is all white. But the name does not have to relate to his color....

Julieboo

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 12:15 pm Click here to edit this post
and if any of you are wondering why I didn't put this in the CATS thread is because there may be some good suggestions from posters who might not go into the CATS thread....

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 12:21 pm Click here to edit this post
Julie if he comes to his name and reacts to your call etc...it's not a good idea to rename him... if he has had this name from the start and relates to it then I would suggest keeping it... he has had too many transitions as it is. Poor guy!

On the other hand if pets seem not to react to their name then it is not a biggie to cahnge it... they uausally will let you know if they approve of their name.

Weinermr

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 12:51 pm Click here to edit this post
If you change the name, how about Snowflake?

Whowhere

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 12:52 pm Click here to edit this post
We bought a, so we thought, male blue persian from a breeder. All shots up to date, beautiful cat. After much discussion, we unanimously decided to name him Maximus (Russell Crowe - Gladiator).

Maximus went into heat about 3 weeks ago and is now known as Maxineimus. She's adjusted to her new name better than my daughter has adjusted to the sex change :)

You are welcome to use her old name.

(no, I never looked)

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 12:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Spay and neuter all your pets PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!

Rescued cats rock!

Twiggyish

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:00 pm Click here to edit this post
How about Sunbeam? Call him Sunny for short.

Whowhere

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:04 pm Click here to edit this post
She was spayed at 7 months. Thanks for your concern.

Babyruth

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:08 pm Click here to edit this post
When I worked at the Vet Clinic, we once looked up the most popular names for cats and "Kitty" came in number one. So anything beats that!
(Sorry to all you "kitty" owners)

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Spaying and neutering do concern me! So do breeders who don't know the difference between a male and female kitten... just a sore point with me... there are so many homeless pets in this world, I wish people would adopt... and as far as people who insist on getting a certain breed, there are a ton of rescue breed groups out there

Julieboo

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks guys! Please keep them coming! And I completely agree with Moonie--please spay/neuter your cats & dogs! BTW Frosty (whose original name was Fluffy) came to me via a shelter.

BTW I searched for a long time for a cat like Frosty (where I could try him out on a trial basis and who had certain qualities like being friendly, etc). I looked on tons of shelter websites and there are soooo many homeless animals. I'm getting off track here, but I wish everyone would adopt from a shelter instead of a pet store, breeder, etc. If you really want a specific purebred breed, all you need to do is contact shelters and wait.

Okay-I don't want to change the subject of this thread. Please keep the name suggestions coming!

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:11 pm Click here to edit this post
Thank you Julie!

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:19 pm Click here to edit this post
http://www.kittynames.com/

Crazydog

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:30 pm Click here to edit this post
I think cats make the perfect housepet (especially for someone who works long hours and lives alone) since they are pretty self-sufficient in the bathroom department. I'd love to get a dog but I wouldn't be able to consistently get home in time to walk him. And dog walkers, at $7 a pop per walk, are a little expensive IMO. Unfortunately I am allergic to cats!

Julie, if you are a fan of the Simpsons (the TV show, not O.J.) then I suggest Snowball. But I also like Frosty... is there a particular reason you want to change his name? What about Cloud?

Whowhere, LOL at the sex change. Many years ago, my aunt got two cats to combat her mouse problems in the basement. She is French Canadian so she named them Claire and Pierre. Pierre was a skinny gray cat that was very frisky, he always shoved his paw underneath the closed basement door to let everyone know he wanted out. Claire was a very docile, yellowish striped fat cat that was as fat as fat can be. Claire belonged to my younger cousin, a girl, who must have been about 6 at the time, while Pierre belonged to her brother.

One day when we went over there we noticed that Claire was now "Claude". ROTFLMAO. My cousin was very upset about it, to this day she gets upset whenever we mention it!

btw, Maxinemus seems a little hard to say - if you find it a little cumbersome have you thought about Maxima (the female Latin form of Maximus)? Or you probably just call her Max anyways!

Labmouse

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:34 pm Click here to edit this post
Alba

Whowhere

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:35 pm Click here to edit this post
I understand your points.

I don't want to get off the subject either but I've had a very bad experience with adopting from a shelter. Brought home a five month old Boston Terrier with Parvo. The disease ended up killing her and my 6 year old doberman (who I also adopted as a pup). Had to bleach everything I own with still no guarantees that we got rid of it. Ended up moving out of the apartment. I was devastated.

It's my own paranoia that I haven't been to a shelter since. Parvo is a bad deal and I can't imagine going through that again. Just wanted to explain myself...........:)

How about "Lucky"?

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:39 pm Click here to edit this post
The shelter isn't the only place to adopt from and everyone, where ever you get your next animal from should take them straight to the vet for a checkup and test before you EVER introduce them to you other animals.

Teddybear

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:40 pm Click here to edit this post
I name my cats after celebrities. I had one cat who was real mean, so I named him Barkley after Charles Barkley. My cat now loves to meow, and has long black hair, so I named her Cher.
Your cats personality should help some with names.

Whowhere

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:40 pm Click here to edit this post
Good point Crazy! You know, in my house names don't really matter. We have a dog, he's registered with the American Collie Club as Sir Lassie of Amber Waves. I affectionately call him "Booby-sue" and "Fluffy-butt".

Maximus, now Maxineimus, is usually referred to as
"Witty bitty titty kitty".

I have no idea why I name my animals. I never call them by their name.

You're right, my 7-year old is still devastated by the whole ordeal. I think she's in denial.

Whowhere

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:43 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, you're absolutely right. Unfortunately, I learned that lesson the hard way. Where were you when I needed you back in 1993?

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:43 pm Click here to edit this post
>Your cats personality should help some with names<

Exactly TeddyBear!

Julieboo

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:44 pm Click here to edit this post
Again, I hate to get off the subject here, but most reputable shelters do screen their animals for diseases like that. Sorry to hear you had to go thru that. I've heard Parvo is terrible.

Oh, Crazy- I don't necessarily want to change Frosty's name, I was just looking for some other possibilities before we finalized Frosty. (Like I said before, his original name was Fluffy, but I thought that was too unoriginal--as if he even cares what his name is!). And you guys are coming up with some great ones!

Some others I thought of were Casper and Charmin. Also Sugar, Alabaster, Honkey Cat.

Whowhere

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:45 pm Click here to edit this post
Honkey Cat is good! You could shorten that and just call him Whitey.

Moondance

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:46 pm Click here to edit this post
Well I would just think that would go without say, Who... until I got into rescuing I had no idea people where so uneducated on the pet thing. Blows my mind with all the information out there.

Grooch

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 01:46 pm Click here to edit this post
I think you should name him "Ethan".