What people name their cats, and why?

"PaBo" wrote in message
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Hi Shelly, Dave and Mathew,

Hi! Hope you enjoy yourself here!

I enjoy reading about what people name their cats and
why.

This deserves a string all its own!

My current set of cats a Mama Kitty, Jayne, Spock, Shadow, Scotty, and
Ruby. Have had lots over the years, ever since I was a kid. Mom had a big
old barn full of cats, and they all got named. I usually just let the cat
tell me their name. After a while I start to notice personality traits and
the name just sort of follows.

However, there are some notable exceptions:
*) Mama Kitty - formally 'Sylvia', big longhair shiny-white with blue eyes
(not deaf). She was the next-door neighbors cat but by the time she was 8
weeks old she had moved in with us - the neighbor had lots of cats and told
me she didn't mind if Sylvia preferred us, so that was that. We had little
money in those days, so the poor cat had kittens before we could get her
fixed, then kept getting preggers (hence the name Mama Kitty) until I
finally found a vet that would "spay now - pay later" for us.

This was about 13 years ago, and at the time I didn't know about groups that
would help defray the cost of spaying/neutering. We lived in a very rural
area and most animals didn't seem to get fixed, but that was changing
rapidly by the time we moved away. Now all my pets are spayed or neutered,
and I think they're all happier about it. I know Mama Kitty is!!!

*) Jayne - A brindle-colored Scottish Fold female that showed up on my porch
one day about six years ago. I forbid the kids to pet or feed her, hoping
she'd go back home. Eventually she got skinnier, with the exception of her
belly (yep, preggers!), so I had the kids take her door to door looking for
her owners. No one claimed her, so she had her litter in my closet and we
soon got her fixed. At the vet's we had to come up with a name for her
records - I chose Jane because she was such a 'Plain Jane' cat - not pretty
at all. But then I felt that even a plain jane deserved something a little
fancy, so gave her the Jayne Mansfield spelling. The vet also was able to
give me a clue as to Jayne's possible origins. He told me that a local
family had tried to raise Scottish Folds for profit, but found the
associated health problems too hard to deal with (they were apparently
breeding two Fold Ears together, instead of using just one - big mistake).
The family had since left the area and their cats were abandoned.

*) Spock - One of Jayne's kittens, now all grown up. He is technically
called a Straight-Eared Scottish Fold. His big, upright ears earned him his
name. He's a big (15 lb.) boy, a gray and black Tabby. Full of attitude,
great guy.

*) Shadow - Spock's all black sister, also a Straight Eared Scottish Fold
from Jayne. She's a very delicate cat that would be a ballerina if human,
very smooth and beautiful motions even if she's just walking across the
room. A real beauty!

*) Scotty - Another of Jayne's kids - a brindle Scottish Fold male with the
Folded Ears. Is already getting the stiffness that some Scotty's get, as a
result he's pretty much floor-bound and worries about being stepped on, so
he's usually hiding. Poor guy.

*) Ruby - A grey and white shorthair female that was born to a stray in our
barn. The mother and the rest of the litter mysteriously died, so one of my
kids finished raising Ruby and named her because she thought Ruby's eyes
were like jewels and thought that ruby's were blue, you get the picture.
Ruby is another not real friendly-type, only wants me or my daughter to
handle her, but a pretty little girl just the same.

One note: I've learned my lesson with regards to spaying and neutering -
all of my pets for the last 10 years have been fixed - don't let your pets
propagate without good reason - finding good homes for all the offspring is
hard - that's why I have so many of Jayne's kids still with me!

~Shelly~

I've only got one cat, and her name is Lucky. What happened was that a
stray had her kitten in our backyard( 15ftx8ft ) and two days later, we
woke up and there was only one kitten left because the mom had moved
her kittens. I figured that I would wait until I got home from school
to figure something out. When I got home from school, the kitten was
still there and wobbling around and making noise looking for it's mom.
Since the mom hadn't come by in 8 hours, we took her to the humane
society. They didn't have any cats feeding kittens that young, so I
volunteered to foster her. At the end of my fostering time, I told them
I wanted to keep her. When I first had her in my care, I had a lot of
trouble getting her to accept the bottle. She didn't like it and kept
spitting out the nipple and the milk. Anyways, when I was finally able
to get her to use it, I dubbed her Lucky, because she was lucky to have
someone there to help her out.

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 03:15:49 +0000, ~Shelly~ wrote:


"PaBo" wrote in message
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Hi Shelly, Dave and Mathew,

Hi! Hope you enjoy yourself here!

I enjoy reading about what people name their cats and
why.

This deserves a string all its own!

My current set of cats a Mama Kitty, Jayne, Spock, Shadow, Scotty, and
Ruby. Have had lots over the years, ever since I was a kid. Mom had a big
old barn full of cats, and they all got named. I usually just let the cat
tell me their name. After a while I start to notice personality traits and
the name just sort of follows.

However, there are some notable exceptions:
*) Mama Kitty - formally 'Sylvia', big longhair shiny-white with blue eyes
(not deaf). She was the next-door neighbors cat but by the time she was 8
weeks old she had moved in with us - the neighbor had lots of cats and told
me she didn't mind if Sylvia preferred us, so that was that. We had little
money in those days, so the poor cat had kittens before we could get her
fixed, then kept getting preggers (hence the name Mama Kitty) until I
finally found a vet that would "spay now - pay later" for us.

This was about 13 years ago, and at the time I didn't know about groups that
would help defray the cost of spaying/neutering. We lived in a very rural
area and most animals didn't seem to get fixed, but that was changing
rapidly by the time we moved away. Now all my pets are spayed or neutered,
and I think they're all happier about it. I know Mama Kitty is!!!

*) Jayne - A brindle-colored Scottish Fold female that showed up on my porch
one day about six years ago. I forbid the kids to pet or feed her, hoping
she'd go back home. Eventually she got skinnier, with the exception of her
belly (yep, preggers!), so I had the kids take her door to door looking for
her owners. No one claimed her, so she had her litter in my closet and we
soon got her fixed. At the vet's we had to come up with a name for her
records - I chose Jane because she was such a 'Plain Jane' cat - not pretty
at all. But then I felt that even a plain jane deserved something a little
fancy, so gave her the Jayne Mansfield spelling. The vet also was able to
give me a clue as to Jayne's possible origins. He told me that a local
family had tried to raise Scottish Folds for profit, but found the
associated health problems too hard to deal with (they were apparently
breeding two Fold Ears together, instead of using just one - big mistake).
The family had since left the area and their cats were abandoned.

*) Spock - One of Jayne's kittens, now all grown up. He is technically
called a Straight-Eared Scottish Fold. His big, upright ears earned him his
name. He's a big (15 lb.) boy, a gray and black Tabby. Full of attitude,
great guy.

*) Shadow - Spock's all black sister, also a Straight Eared Scottish Fold
from Jayne. She's a very delicate cat that would be a ballerina if human,
very smooth and beautiful motions even if she's just walking across the
room. A real beauty!

*) Scotty - Another of Jayne's kids - a brindle Scottish Fold male with the
Folded Ears. Is already getting the stiffness that some Scotty's get, as a
result he's pretty much floor-bound and worries about being stepped on, so
he's usually hiding. Poor guy.

*) Ruby - A grey and white shorthair female that was born to a stray in our
barn. The mother and the rest of the litter mysteriously died, so one of my
kids finished raising Ruby and named her because she thought Ruby's eyes
were like jewels and thought that ruby's were blue, you get the picture.
Ruby is another not real friendly-type, only wants me or my daughter to
handle her, but a pretty little girl just the same.

One note: I've learned my lesson with regards to spaying and neutering -
all of my pets for the last 10 years have been fixed - don't let your pets
propagate without good reason - finding good homes for all the offspring is
hard - that's why I have so many of Jayne's kids still with me!

~Shelly~

You are a good protector. MLB

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 19:42:42 -0800, raenee wrote:

I've only got one cat, and her name is Lucky. What happened was that a
stray had her kitten in our backyard( 15ftx8ft ) and two days later, we
woke up and there was only one kitten left because the mom had moved
her kittens. I figured that I would wait until I got home from school
to figure something out. When I got home from school, the kitten was
still there and wobbling around and making noise looking for it's mom.
Since the mom hadn't come by in 8 hours, we took her to the humane
society. They didn't have any cats feeding kittens that young, so I
volunteered to foster her. At the end of my fostering time, I told them
I wanted to keep her. When I first had her in my care, I had a lot of
trouble getting her to accept the bottle. She didn't like it and kept
spitting out the nipple and the milk. Anyways, when I was finally able
to get her to use it, I dubbed her Lucky, because she was lucky to have
someone there to help her out.


She was lucky indeed! MLB

My cat Star, was named for 2 reasons, number 1 is because she is the
star of my heart, number 2 is, she is a white and red tabby, on her
back the white part loks like a Texas lone Star. Our other Cat Maui we
named after the Hawaiian Island. He is a longhair various shades of
gray, like a lava rock. We just got back from Maui when we went to the
shelter and found him. the name fits really well. they are both lovies.
If Maui was a girl cat we were going to name it Pele, another Hawaiian
Goddess.

-pamela

Hi, Here is a link to a pic of my cats Star and Maui doing one of thier
favorite things in summer, sitting in the window!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/silver...68.jpg&.src=ph

"PaBo" wrote in message
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Hi, Here is a link to a pic of my cats Star and Maui doing one of thier
favorite things in summer, sitting in the window!


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/silver...68.jpg&.src=ph


Pabo, I think you need to make the file open to the public. It is a
selection under "options" or something like that.
I really want to see them!

Mary,

I'm sorry I did not edit my settings, it is now for public viewing!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/silver...68.jpg&.src=ph
-pamela

"PaBo" wrote in message
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Mary,

I'm sorry I did not edit my settings, it is now for public viewing!


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/silver...68.jpg&.src=ph
-pamela


They're just beautiful!! I have a special fondness for gray cats, I don't
know why, but I love the orange ones too.

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 03:15:49 GMT, all of a sudden, "~Shelly~"
exclaimed:


"PaBo" wrote in message
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Hi Shelly, Dave and Mathew,

Hi! Hope you enjoy yourself here!

I enjoy reading about what people name their cats and
why.

This deserves a string all its own!

Yes, it does!

I feel like an underachiever, with only two cats in my whole life!

First cat was temporarily named "Mouse", as she was tiny, and grey,
seemed too small to be a cat - she fit into the palm of my hand. I
adopted her from a litter at a local greenhouse. She never provided
a better name, and became 18#s of probable- Maine Coon, not an oz of
fat on her. She had a second name, rarely used: Lady Grae. Simply,
because she was. Actually, she was barely a lady, but SHE thought she
was. I've rarely met a more vain cat - especially about that
beautiful Maine Coon tail.

Unfortunately, we had to rehome Mouse before moving overseas - at the
time, Australia had a 9-month quarantine and that wouldn't have been
fair for her. It was traumatic, for both of us. After that I made a
promise to NEVER, EVER do that again. "Next cat, if she can't go, I
don't either..."

Later, after moving to England, we adopted a black kitten from the
local Cats Protection League. Her and her family were the victims of
a person who refused to spay her queen, then could not deal with the
consequences - momma cat and all 5 kittens were left at the shelter.

The first week, my new kitten would wander around, I imagine looking
for her siblings, saying, "Meep? Meep?" - the name just stuck. Meep
is 8 years old now, and has lived in three different countries: I
kept my promise. And she still meeps, but now she's looking for me.
We're very closely bonded, and she's my little shadow. Right now,
she's hanging out on her vetfleece just outside the computer room
door, and will go downstairs with me (and demand a lap) when I go
watch TV.

She sometimes travels with us, and will tolerate a harness and leash,
as well as her new polarfleece coat.

If you'd like to see what Meep looks like, check out her pages at:

http://www.jodi.ws/meep/meep.htm

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
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