Help name our kitten...UPDATE - the kitten has been named...

[oliegirl]

We are picking him up tonight, help me think of a name please...

Here is a pic of him and his sister...we are getting the one on the right, the orangish tabby looking one.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/470371299_985cdeb844.jpg?v=0

[RendeR]

Vesuvius

You can shorten it any way you want to be cute, and it will fit as the cat is fiery colored and like all cats will randomly erupt and destroy everything around it.

[BrianD]

Out of curiosity, is there a reason you aren't getting the sister too? They look tight.

[dacman]

Every male orange tabby should be named Garfield. Seriously....there should be a law or something.

[Greyroofoo]

Solecismic

[Bad-example]

As in all the other "help me name my ..." threads, the only real answer is DOLA.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Snack.

Get a dawg! :D

[Coffee Warlord]

That cat must have an Irish name.

[stevew]

I have 2 "baby cats" that look like the sister. I named one "Crash," and the other one was named Lilly.

[spleen1015]

Albus

[Eaglesfan27]

Out of curiosity, is there a reason you aren't getting the sister too? They look tight.


I was wondering the same. We adopted brothers and it was great because they kept each other company when we were at work or out and 2 cats really aren't much more work than 1.

[Senator]

Kissinger

[oliegirl]

I'm liking Vesuvius, that one has potential.

I'm also liking the idea of an Irish name...any suggestions?

I was going to get both, but the sister is already adopted, when I contacted her I told her I'd love to take both of them.

I already have 2 dogs, and just posted a "free to good home" on Craig's List for the big one, he's just too big to have in a 3 br apt. :( It'll kill me to give him up, but I think it's the best thing for him.

[RendeR]

I'm liking Vesuvius, that one has potential.

I'm also liking the idea of an Irish name...any suggestions?

I was going to get both, but the sister is already adopted, when I contacted her I told her I'd love to take both of them.

I already have 2 dogs, and just posted a "free to good home" on Craig's List for the big one, he's just too big to have in a 3 br apt. :( It'll kill me to give him up, but I think it's the best thing for him.


Link to the ad? I'm in the market for a free dog =) (don't tell Telle!!)

[oliegirl]

hxxp://atlanta.craigslist.org/pet/317302872.html

Pics are in there...PM me if you are interested

[RendeR]

Oh dear god he's adorable!!!!

LEmme talk with Telle, it might work but we'd also have to figure out how to get him to Buffalo =)

He's gorgious!

[oliegirl]

Oh dear god he's adorable!!!!

LEmme talk with Telle, it might work but we'd also have to figure out how to get him to Buffalo =)

He's gorgious!


He's a REALLY good dog...he can get hyper and rambunctious, but I think it's mostly because he's cooped up in here all day and can't ever just RUN like he needs to. He's really good with kids and with other pets...

Good luck - maybe if you give her "puppy dog eyes" she'll cave ;)

[BrianD]

I was wondering the same. We adopted brothers and it was great because they kept each other company when we were at work or out and 2 cats really aren't much more work than 1.

We adopted sisters and have always been very happy we didn't split them up. Of course when one of the pair is already adopted, there isn't much you can do.

[lordscarlet]

Wade and I had an orange tabby in college. His name was O'Leary. Similar to the Vesuvius idea, but referencing the Great Chicago Fire. Unfortunately he died around the age of 2. I know have another orange tabby named OJ, which is short for O'Leary, Jr. It is also a reference, of course, to Orange Juice, so it works well. But you should not use that name because it was his. :) I like Vesuvius, or maybe Pompeii or perhaps Nero.

[duckman]

Taco Meat.

[Ksyrup]

Operation Shutdown

[RendeR]

HEHEHE maybe! The one good thing we have is space. We have a double lot sized yard and my in-laws are 20 minutes away and they've got 38 acres he can roam freely on to get the energy out.

[bulletsponge]

Flee bag

[Karlifornia]

Operation Shutdown

Winner!

[Eaglesfan27]

Getting back to the original question, I'm a fan of not naming a pet for a few days, until I get to know their personality. Even as kittens, I think some of their future personality shines through and then I pick a name at least partially based on that.

[Butter]

Operation Shutdown

Yes.

[lordscarlet]

Getting back to the original question, I'm a fan of not naming a pet for a few days, until I get to know their personality. Even as kittens, I think some of their future personality shines through and then I pick a name at least partially based on that.

I agree. However, my other cat is named "Red" because he had a red color (his brother, who unfortunately is no longer with us, had a green color) when he was brought home and I never ended up giving him a permanent name. :)

[Lathum]

cornish game hen

[st.cronin]

Getting back to the original question, I'm a fan of not naming a pet for a few days, until I get to know their personality. Even as kittens, I think some of their future personality shines through and then I pick a name at least partially based on that.

This is how I proceeded with my cats. The grey one was always crying, so I named him Martin Luther. His sister used to do these wild acrobatics, so I named her Sufi.

[path12]

I like to let my pets name themselves. I take three or four names that I like, write them on separate pieces of paper, crumple them up and toss them at the pet.......the one they start playing with/investigating/eating is the winner.

[Maple Leafs]

Operation Shutdown
Why are people still posting in this thread, when the answer is right here?

[BrianD]

Getting back to the original question, I'm a fan of not naming a pet for a few days, until I get to know their personality. Even as kittens, I think some of their future personality shines through and then I pick a name at least partially based on that.

All of our cats have two names. The first names we picked out when we got them, but the second names seem to come from the cats themselves.

[miked]

hxxp://atlanta.craigslist.org/pet/317302872.html

Pics are in there...PM me if you are interested

I think I stumbled across this ad a few days ago as I'm in the ATL and we were thinking of a playmate for our dog (yours is too big for us). We've had her for a few months and she can't get enough of the dog park. Our neighbors have outside dogs and sometimes she'll just sit at the fence and stare at them.

Anywho, as for a name:

Ron Mexico, in honor of our local "hero" athlete.

[Lathum]

Leo is very cute

[Maple Leafs]

I like to let my pets name themselves. I take three or four names that I like, write them on separate pieces of paper, crumple them up and toss them at the pet.......the one they start playing with/investigating/eating is the winner.
OK, can we at least agree that if you do this and the cat looks at you and says "Nobody told me I was in competition. If there is competition, somebody better let me know. If there is competition, they better eliminate me out of the race and go ahead and do what they're going to do with me", then you'll go with Operation Shutdown?

[BYU 14]

Anywho, as for a name:

Ron Mexico, in honor of our local "hero" athlete.

Why not just Herpe then?


If you want an Irish name, could you go with anything other than Guinness? :)

[Kodos]

Sheryl?

[terpkristin]

Scotch.
Or Brandy.
Rum?

Jameson?
:D

I've already got the best cat name out there, Oz (the Psycho Kitty) so if you want Irish AND a drink, Jameson fits the bill. ;)

/tk

[RendeR]

*sniffles sniffle SOB*

She...she...she said NNNooooooooooooo....WAAAAA!!!!!


sorry, she says no. She's so MEAN!

[LoneStarGirl]

Olie PLEASE do not put that poor dog in the shelter. He is way to pretty and I have seen how shelters can break a dog. Put ads out and take him to the local dog park with a sign on his back saying 'for adoption' If we didn't already have 4 dogs I would say I could take him. And for what its worth we had a German shephard in a 2 bedroom apartment....

[path12]

OK, can we at least agree that if you do this and the cat looks at you and says "Nobody told me I was in competition. If there is competition, somebody better let me know. If there is competition, they better eliminate me out of the race and go ahead and do what they're going to do with me", then you'll go with Operation Shutdown?

Hell, I went with Operation Shutdown anyway. Not like they can read the damn paper.

[JediKooter]

Name him Cooter.

[JeeberD]

Tofi (pronounced Toe-fee)

[ISiddiqui]

oliecat

[Easy Mac]

Egan

[RedKingGold]

Nappy

[Butter]

Fuckwad.

Or Fuckface. Either one. Tell your kid they have to call the cat "F-face."

[Wonder Bear]

Red. Or Bo/Bojangles.

[Izulde]

Hollywood.

So then you can say, "We got this cat because he's orange, cute, and furry. And I like orange, furry things, but not if the fur's on my Popsicle cuz I like my sticks whistle-clean. *hands person the kitty* Welcome to Hollywood!"

[MizzouRah]

Mr. Bigglesworth

Tabby-o

Morris

When our 11 year old was little, she named one of our cats, Sneakers... or at least it sounded like that.

[SteveMax58]

Bonaduc...as in Danny Bonaduce without the "ee" sound at the end.

[oliegirl]

Wow - some great ideas. I'm definitely waiting a couple days to make a final decision. He's really really cute, and very playful...he meows alot, this really scratchy pathetic kitten meow...not sure if that will factor in or not. He's also very frisky and playful.

He's not a Vesuvius, I can tell that already. His hair is pretty long so he's not a very "masculine" looking cat, he's very pretty. I've always thought the name Gus was cute, like the mouse in Cinderella...you know, GusGus...so right now that is the lead contender. I'm definitely considering Guinness though, that is a good one. Though I don't drink Guinness so I'm not sure it'S

[oliegirl]

Wow - some great ideas. I'm definitely waiting a couple days to make a final decision. He's really really cute, and very playful...he meows alot, this really scratchy pathetic kitten meow...not sure if that will factor in or not. He's also very frisky and playful.

He's not a Vesuvius, I can tell that already. His hair is pretty long so he's not a very "masculine" looking cat, he's very pretty. I've always thought the name Gus was cute, like the mouse in Cinderella...you know, GusGus...so right now that is the lead contender. I'm definitely considering Guinness though, that is a good one. Though I don't drink Guinness so I'm not sure it's very appropriate. Are there any Irish vodka's out there? I'm more of a Vodka girl than a beer girl...unless I can name him Bass Ale ;)

As for Oliecat...my screen name is actually taken from our current cat, Olie, aka Oliegirl, aka Rolie Polie Olie...those of you with kids will know that is a TV show on the Disney Channel...my son was 3 when he got his cat and I let him have full naming rights :)

New kitten seems to be fond of walking across the keyboard on the laptop...he managed to step on the mouse thingy and now my task bar is up at the top instead of the bottom...anyone know how to get it back where it belongs???

[oliegirl]

DOLA - not sure what happened there...I hit "edit" in the first post and when I saved it, it saved it as another post...weird.

[stevew]

Since she has red hair "Firebush."

[oliegirl]

Ummm, she's a he...probably not the best name for a boy :)

And to those that expressed interest/concern in Leo...I've already had 3 people respond to my Craig's List posting so I'm very confident I'll be able to find him a good home in the next few days. It's going to kill me to give him up, but I'm trying to remind myself that it's going to make him really happy to be in a house with a yard and stuff...he deserves that :)

[AZSpeechCoach]

Shithead...prounced shi-TADE.

[MizzouRah]

Frisky?

[bignej]

Getting back to the original question, I'm a fan of not naming a pet for a few days, until I get to know their personality. Even as kittens, I think some of their future personality shines through and then I pick a name at least partially based on that.

We named our cat Dingleberry. Fits her perfectly. You should definitely wait a few days and then go from there.

[Kevin]

Sparky

[Northwood_DK]

I've always thought the name Gus was cute, like the mouse in Cinderella...you know, GusGus...so right now that is the lead contender.

So you want to name your new cat after a….. mouse?

[Ksyrup]

I get the feeling you haven't given my suggestion much thought.

[Critch]

Spudgun.

I'd been saving it for my next kitten, but you can have it.

[oliegirl]

I get the feeling you haven't given my suggestion much thought.

Refresh my memory...


Kitten is adorable, but the damn thing woke me up about 25 times during the night walking around or pouncing on my hair...seems he only needs 1 - 2 hours of sleep at a time and then he's ready to play for 15 - 20 minutes. He's really really cute and sweet though! I'll take some pics and post them later on...

Keep the name ideas coming please!!!! :)

[Ksyrup]

Sorry, no one told me this was a competition, you were just supposed to implement my suggestion. From this point forward, I'm going into Operation Shutdown in this thread.

[oliegirl]

Hmmm, not sure how I missed that brilliant suggestion...I'm not overly fond of it as a first name, but maybe as a middle name??? Would that be OK? ;)

[RedKingGold]

Welcome to Hollywood

[DaddyTorgo]

irish vodka's hmmm? i'll check that out for ya.

google=your friend

edit: silly me. The big one of course is Boru.

[Ryche]

Cork is an Irish name, kind of matches the color too.

We have a cat that is similarly colored named Scotch. Butterscotch actually, but it gets shortened. My next male cat is going to be named Windsor.

[Eaglesfan27]

Sparky


That's the name of my orange cat who is very feisty.

[markprior22]

Trout

[Karlifornia]

Tyrone

[Abe Sargent]

We are picking him up tonight, help me think of a name please...

Here is a pic of him and his sister...we are getting the one on the right, the orangish tabby looking one.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/470371299_985cdeb844.jpg?v=0

And this is why we shouldn't allow women on our board. j/k

Not really though ;)

-Abe

[duckman]

Road Kill.

[lordscarlet]

And this is why we shouldn't allow women on our board. j/k

Not really though ;)

-Abe

If it's b/w cat and dog, I think my cat vs. Wade's dog wins in manliness. :)

(Sorry Wade, I have to post this as often as possible ;) )

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/9511544_b512d123a3.jpg?v=0

[Critch]

When you finally do get the kitty, remember to set up a catster.com website to upload pics. It's free!

Here's my boys:

http://www.catster.com/cats/224336
http://www.catster.com/cats/248025

[RendeR]

If it's b/w cat and dog, I think my cat vs. Wade's dog wins in manliness. :)

(Sorry Wade, I have to post this as often as possible ;) )

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/9511544_b512d123a3.jpg?v=0


No male can ever claim that dog as his own and retain ANY amount of dignity. Does Wade drive a really souped up sportscar and a massive stereo in the back too? I mean you gotta be compensating somewhere if THAT is your dog.....

[lordscarlet]

No male can ever claim that dog as his own and retain ANY amount of dignity. Does Wade drive a really souped up sportscar and a massive stereo in the back too? I mean you gotta be compensating somewhere if THAT is your dog.....

An automatic bright yellow Celica. ;)

[B & B]

I like Albus that someone mentioned earlier.

How about Rufus?

[oliegirl]

I still haven't settled on a name, Gus just isn't sticking...last night someone called him Butterscotch, which made me think of Irish Scotch, but all I could come up with was Dewars, and that isn't a good name for a cat. Any Scotch drinkers here that can help?

I'm not wild about Albus, but Potter is kind of cute...

[B & B]

Three on my shelf.

Aberlour
Dalmore
Jura

:confused:

[st.cronin]

Sheeps Dip

[Kevin]

That's the name of my orange cat who is very feisty.

Yes, similar experience here. Also ours climbed a power pole as a young kitten and spent the night laying on the TV cable. If he chose a different wire, he truly would have earned the name, although I fear it would have been posthumously.

[Passacaglia]

I still haven't settled on a name, Gus just isn't sticking...last night someone called him Butterscotch, which made me think of Irish Scotch, but all I could come up with was Dewars, and that isn't a good name for a cat. Any Scotch drinkers here that can help?

I'm not wild about Albus, but Potter is kind of cute...

You could rearrange the letters of Dewars, and call him Seward. Then whenever he does something bad, you could shrug it off and say, "Seward's Folly."

[BrianD]

If your cat is anything like mine, just name it Bonk. Watching my cats fall off of stuff or jump into the glass of an entertainment center or china cabinet, I think Bonk would be appropriate for most of them.

[MikeVic]

Miss Kitty Fantastico.

[PilotMan]

Cats around our house are commonly referred to as "Dog Treats."

[terpkristin]

You know, I said I named my cat Oz. That's not quite his real name, but it's what he's called about half of the time....the rest of it, he does respond to "shithead" or "cretin."

Though if Scotch isn't doing it, and you kind of like the idea of Harry, why not Ron or Fred or George (the latter 2 especially if he seems to be a troublemaker)? ;)

/tk

[oliegirl]

I decided today was my deadline for naming the kitten, and as soon as my son put Harry Potter 3 in the DVD player, I came up with the perfect name....Hagrid :) He's already got nicknames...I call him Fluffernutter and a friend of mine morphed that into SuperFluffyNuts, so the cat may end up with Multiple Personality Disorder, but he is so cute that it won't matter ;)

Thanks to all who helped!

[sterlingice]

It's no Operation Shutdown ;)

SI

[AZSpeechCoach]

Are the kitten's nuts super fluffy?

[stevew]

Looks like an Orangejello.

[Passacaglia]

Damn, I was really pulling for Seward.

[oliegirl]

Are the kitten's nuts super fluffy?

Not that I've noticed...they were trying to say Fluffernutter and it just came out wrong, then it kind of stuck and it's become a nickname...poor kitty!

[terpkristin]

Not that I've noticed...they were trying to say Fluffernutter and it just came out wrong, then it kind of stuck and it's become a nickname...poor kitty!

Hahaha.
All I can think of here is how Oz, because he's neutered, his balls look like those little puff balls you used to glue onto paper in kindergarten arts & crafts. Fuzzy little balls is a great description. :D :p ;)

/tk