# Another new kitty thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801 "2012-12-03T00:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/1 "2012-12-03T00:13:19Z")
About six weeks ago, I lost my dear [Trillian](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pYWonJNmc2c/T2fivSFA37I/AAAAAAAAAew/IUiPYsyGQVk/s1024/IMAG0191.jpg). My brother was at my place, and attempting to cook a piece of chicken. He’s one of those folks that can turn just about anything into a disaster. What’s that have to do with a lost kitty? Well, he filled the whole apartment with smoke. Naturally, this set off the fire alarm. The alarm in this building is linked to the three adjacent buildings, and an alarm in any apartment will notify the fire department. During all the commotion, the firemen opened a bunch of windows in my apartment, including one with no screen. You can see where this is going. Long story short, out the window she went, before I noticed it was open. She’s not an outdoor kitty, and never found her way back. OK, enough of the sad part, the real reason for a thread like this is an excuse to post cute kitty pics! So, fast-forward to Thanksgiving, when I learned that my grandmother had two kittens that needed homes. Notice I use the past tense… They no longer need a home. 😉 They’re eight weeks old, one boy, one girl. The Kitties to be Named Later: [Boy](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tcTq0REC8Uo/ULveDfmn8nI/AAAAAAAAAto/yFsrwfKtQCY/s912/20121202_175715-1.jpg), [Girl](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-amkD9iA-Iks/ULvrXj7CG5I/AAAAAAAAAuI/HlobE7UTve0/s800/20121202_164805.jpg) Not the best pics yet. My other cat, Petunia, is old, set in her ways, and not too thrilled with the new additions. So she’s terrorizing them into hiding at the moment. I haven’t thought of names yet… The right name sort of chooses itself as you get to know the kitty. The naming of cats is a difficult matter, it isn’t just one of your holiday games… ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/2 "2012-12-03T00:16:57Z")
Very cute kitties! ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/3 "2012-12-03T00:18:57Z")
Cute, but hellions! That’s what made me unable to resist taking both of them. I went there thinking about just one, but after seeing them play together I didn’t have the heart to separate them. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/4 "2012-12-03T00:23:18Z")
The little girl:Fringe or Feather(the ears!) Very cute overlords. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/5 "2012-12-03T00:28:12Z")
Cuties! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/6 "2012-12-03T00:35:39Z")
on a side note, Trillian hopefully was found by new family. We had a cat go missing once for almost 3 months, and she showed back up a little thinner but not much worse for the wear. It is possible. ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/7 "2012-12-03T00:43:26Z")
Yeah, it’s possible, but not likely. I have no doubt she found a new home. She isn’t the brightest bulb on the tree, so getting lost doesn’t surprise me. She is hyper-affectionate, and not remotely afraid of strangers, though. I live in a dense suburban area, with lots of families who’d take in a kitty like her. The little ones are still in hiding. Tuna (Petunia) started hissing like a broken record the moment she saw them. I suspect it’ll take a few days for the three of them to sort things out. Tuna’s also giving me the cold shoulder now, for bringing them into her domain. Ahh, feline politics. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/8 "2012-12-03T02:32:40Z")
> [@goldmund](#): > > The Kitties to be Named Later: [Boy](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tcTq0REC8Uo/ULveDfmn8nI/AAAAAAAAAto/yFsrwfKtQCY/s912/20121202_175715-1.jpg), [Girl](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-amkD9iA-Iks/ULvrXj7CG5I/AAAAAAAAAuI/HlobE7UTve0/s800/20121202_164805.jpg) Sorry about the loss of Trillian, hoping she either finds her way back to you or has found herself some new slaves to care for her. Adorable babies! I’m sure Petunia will adapt, given time. Animals usually do learn to co-exist with new household members. > [@](#): > > Not the best pics yet. My other cat, Petunia, is old, set in her ways, and not too thrilled with the new additions. So she’s terrorizing them into hiding at the moment. I haven’t thought of names yet… The right name sort of chooses itself as you get to know the kitty. The naming of cats is a difficult matter, it isn’t just one of your holiday games… That’s my approach to pet naming in most cases. Spend a few days or so getting to know him/her, then the right name becomes evident. In the case of my current cat, she’d spent a year known to her prior family as Alley, so we decided to keep the name she was used to, but change the spelling to Allie (we thought the previous version cutesy/goofy, not in keeping with Her Feline Majesty’s dignity). ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/9 "2012-12-03T04:14:34Z")
Adorable new kitties! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/10 "2012-12-03T05:03:39Z")
Aww, those are some cute kittens! Congrats on your new overlords, and I also hope Trillian either finds her way home or finds a happy new home. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/11 "2012-12-03T05:39:36Z")
My cat Merlin went missing one day and since he was an obese, helpless, inside kitty, I thought he’d either been eaten by a coyote (happens a lot around here), hit by a cat, or just starved to death. A few months later we got another cat. Then 9 months later, we got a phone call from a local vet that someone had brought in Merlin, now thin and athletic, as he was catching and eating pidgins in her backyard. Ya never know. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/12 "2012-12-03T16:04:18Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > …I thought he’d either been eaten by a coyote (happens a lot around here), hit by a **cat** , or just starved to death. Heehee. I picture poor old Merlin out there getting decked by a big tough bully tabby. 🙂 (I can joke since you got him back!) ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-new-kitty-thread/642801/13 "2012-12-03T16:51:51Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Merlin, now thin and athletic, as he was catching and eating pidgins in her backyard. No wonder Merlin lost weight if all he could eat was [pidgins](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin).