# For Cat Lovers Only **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524 "2006-10-31T01:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/1 "2006-10-31T01:26:55Z")
Presenting [Black Magic](http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555228294NzuwxB). He is a Cornish Rex - what look like stripes in the pictures are actually waves in his fur. I keep expecting him to go airborne with those ears. He was given as a birthday gift to the granddaughter of a friend of mine. After about 6 months daughter in law threw him outside because “he talks too much.” My friend said it was the only time in her life she has repossessed a birthday gift. Her cats are all female and just wouldn’t tolerate him, so I am now his proud servant. He may get a name change, though. Feel free to submit interesting names. I’m already considering “Yoda”. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/2 "2006-10-31T01:52:43Z")
She looks vaguely Egyptian, sooooo…Hepkat. I got a new kitten today, too! I wanted to start a thread but I don’t have a digital camera and I didn’t want Dopers 'round the world screaming for my blood because I said “kitten” and couldn’t back it up with pics. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/3 "2006-10-31T02:04:21Z")
I was thinking your cat looked very Egyptian also. How about calling him Osiris? He’s one very cool looking cat. You can ignore my question in the MMP since you already answered it here. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/4 "2006-10-31T03:04:57Z")
Ooooh, he’s a beauty! I have never had a Rex. Have never even touched one. Does that fur feel coarse or soft? I can’t imagine throwing a cat out for talking too much. A couple of ours are chatty catties, and I love listening to the running monologue. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/5 "2006-10-31T03:13:32Z")
He’s beautiful! How anyone could throw a cat outside just because he talks is beyond me…our Ted would never be allowed in if we waited for him to be quiet. When will the existing cats get to meet the new one? Do you think they’ll take to him okay? He’s lucky that he’s going to such a great new home. ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/6 "2006-10-31T03:26:49Z")
Given his probable domineering and royal manner, go with _Rex_, which translates as King. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/7 "2006-10-31T04:40:18Z")
The first duke of Cornwall was Edward, the Black Prince. You could call him “Eddie.” Pretentious? Sure. What of it :p? - Tamerlane ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/8 "2006-10-31T04:47:36Z")
Cutie kittums-congratulations! No name ideas, though. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/9 "2006-10-31T04:49:09Z")
**pinkfreud** , his coat is amazingly soft - almost like rabbit fur. There is almost no undercoat, and the fur is very short. **stretch** , the meeting won’t take place face to face for about a week. He’ll spend the first few days in our bedroom, which is already equipped with a litterbox for overnight snuggles. I want to let him get used to his new people first. Then he’ll be spending time here in the office with me, with the door closed. Smelling each other under the door, getting used to each other without being face to face helps to reduce the actual mfffff pffft when they actually meet. I will post a daily diary if anyone is interested. Thanks for looking at my new baby! ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/10 "2006-10-31T06:56:32Z")
My two cats are just regular old alley cats, but I’ve always liked rex cats. He’s a beauty. Glad that you were able to take him in. I am surprised the noise bothered her that much. I have a cat who loves to make a constant whiny cry for attention/food (not sure if it’s inborn or if his previous owners let him “train” them with that noise). Yeah, sometimes it gets on my nerves a little, but it’s definitely not so bad that I would banish him from the house because of it. Then again, since I’m also a bird fancier, I can’t imagine any noise a cat could make getting to me after some of the truly ear-splitting noise I’ve heard macaws and cockatoos make. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/11 "2006-10-31T10:04:19Z")
Call him Roy, ans in corduroy. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/12 "2006-10-31T10:49:55Z")
Very cool cat, **SCL**! I still can’t believe anyone would just try to throw a cat out. (Yes, I know people do it, but I don’t understand!) Definitely keep us updated on how he gets used to his new home. GT ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/13 "2006-10-31T11:20:31Z")
[QUOTE=lavenderviolet] Yeah, sometimes it gets on my nerves a little, but it’s definitely not so bad that I would banish him from the house because of it. Then again, since I’m also a bird fancier, I can’t imagine any noise a cat could make getting to me after some of the truly ear-splitting noise I’ve heard macaws and cockatoos make. 🙂 [/QUOTE] You have obviously never heard a Siamese queen in the throes of Unrequited Love. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/14 "2006-10-31T12:39:03Z")
Oooh devilish little man! He’s gorgeous! Look at how he’s taken over your bed already. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/15 "2006-10-31T13:04:20Z")
What a handsome fellow! With those ears, how about **Batman**? ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/16 "2006-10-31T15:43:20Z")
What a pretty kitty. He has glorious eyes. To borrow a theme, how about Vel? Make it short for velcro because that’s what his fur looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/17 "2006-10-31T16:07:58Z")
I once tried to convince a client with a new Rex kitten to name him Eddie Puss Rex. We recently saw an injured Cornish Rex, he never stopped talking the entire time we were treating him. The owner said that was normal for him. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/18 "2006-10-31T21:26:57Z")
[QUOTE=LavenderBlue] To borrow a theme, how about Vel? Make it short for velcro because that’s what his fur looks like. [/QUOTE] This was going to be my suggestion. (I like silly names for dignified creatures. And this guy’s got that Elegance je-ne-sais-quois.) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/19 "2006-10-31T21:34:45Z")
Name suggestion: Karakoolio. Well, why not? That coat reminded me instantly of the karakul coat my grandma wore, and he’s definitely a cool cat too. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524/20 "2006-11-01T01:10:43Z")
So dignified, with his little moustache ! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cat-lovers-only/378524.md?page=2)