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how did your cats get their names? is there any meaning behind it?
i loves how you used the word recycledBefore I had my cats, I had two Betta fish. Since they're "fighting fish", I figured they should have tough names, so I chose Slasher and Ripper. After the fish died, and I adopted two cats, I decided the names fit, so I recycled them.
good names, bits sounds like a tough catOur second Bengal came with the name "Lilia," which seemed to fit her sweet and gentle nature perfectly...
Lilia
We used to have a cat named Bits. She came from a litter of kittens rescued from a barn on a nearby farm (this was 35 years ago.) Their mother had died and by the time we got them they were very weak and cold. The vet gave us some formula to feed them and instructions on what to do, but he did not think they would all survive. We fed them and kept them warm, but sadly, only one survived. She was the smallest and weakest one, we never thought she had a chance, we called her the "itty bitty" kitten. When we realized she was going to survive, her name was already Itty Bitty, which over the years got shortened up to Bits. She grew to be a large healthy cat who lived 23 years.
Eric
can you teach me how to speak cat? i like mollipop
BooBoo - will be 19 this month. When he was born, he looked like a little bear cub, but he wasn't a Yogi. He was a BooBoo!
Ms. Pepe - is Boo's litter sister, and so she will be 19 this month, too. She's a split-faced tortie with 'tude. She reminded Rick of Pepe le Pew, but she's a girl, so she became Ms. Pepe. (pronounced Peppee, not PeePee, like our vet insists on calling her.)
Amber Louise - will be 12 in November. She was given to us by a woman in town at the age of about five weeks. She's a little amber-colored tabby. I don't how she ended up with Louise. One day, I was calling her and I just said "Amber Louise!" And that was that.
Mollipop - we got Molli at the vet hospital. We had taken Boo and Pepe down one night for a geriatric check-up. Molli was one of five baby kittens down there. They had no names. I called down and told the receptionist that I wanted to bring her home, but had to wait a month or so, til she was old enough to leave her mama. So I'd go down to the hospital 3x a week to hold her, talk to her, and have her get to know me. One night, I came home and was doing laundry. As I was taking a basket of laundry down to the washer, I was singing, "Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly, lolly pop!" Only it came out, "Mollipop, Mollipop". I stopped dead and said, "That's it! That's her name!" Called down to the vet and said, "Her name is Mollipop!" And so it was. Molli will be five years old on February 5th. She came home with me around the end of March.
Tabitha (Tabby) - our neighbor called me one afternoon and said, "Pam, there's a tiny kitten over here and I don't know what to do about it." I went over with some food and ended up bringing her home. As I was carrying her home, she looked up at me and meowed and said, "My name is Tabby!" And I said, "Yes, I know." And that was that. (And that is the truth, I swear, That girl told me her name, right from the beginning. I brought her into the basement when Rick was working and I told him, "This is Tabby.") Tabby will be four years old in July (her official Gotcha Date with us; she was probably born sometime very late May).
Muffin - was my Mom's cat. When Mom was admitted to a nursing home, Muffin became our cat. That was almost 3 years ago now and she's been here ever since....much to Mollipop's chagrin. We aren't sure of Muffin's birthday, so she will be five years old in June, which is the closest guesstimate, based on my mother's timeframe with her. Her Gotcha Date with us is September 21st.
We know that Molli and Muffin are right around the same age and Tabby is a year younger.
great names
Sweetie- Came to our neighbors house as a small furball. We named him Sweetie Pie because we thought he was a girl. He must have been young and not developed yet and with all his fur I did not realize he was a boy for a month. We keep him as Sweetie because his is a lover boy. Sad part is everyone tells him what a pretty girl she is
Dante- He was my little runt. When he was born I had just finished the book Dante's Inferno. My daughter does say he is the devil boy.
Cimba- My daughter named him, I am assuming from the Lion King with a twist on the spelling. He is my Lion King, gentle giant. The biggest of the all cats.
Dutchess- My daughter named her also. I am assuming from The Aristocats with a twist on the spelling as well. She is our princess and defiantly thinks she is royalty. I haven't explained to her she was born a street kitten.