# Help me name a kitten and choose a cat tree and toys **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 31, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875 "2022-07-31T17:29:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/1 "2022-07-31T17:29:46Z")
On the 22nd, I went for a walk and when I came back around 10PM on what had been a rainy evening, I heard meows from behind me. There was a kitten under a car that had been hiding from the rain: [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/a/kSa3nK2) It took about 5-10 minutes for me to approach him enough to grab him and I brought him home. He saw a vet a few days later and he may have had a sprained wrist for which he got anti-inflammatory meds and it’s alright now. He may have intestinal worms so he’s staying in kitty quarantine in my bedroom until the treatment is complete because I have 3 other cats. They’ve seen him a bit, had a sniff, even a lick and though there’s been some hissing from the current residents, it looks like they’re going to accept him. They hissing is just them being pussies. The vet says he looks about 3 months old. For names, I thought of Bumpy because he had a bumpy start and I found him under a car. I also thought of naming him after my favorite philosophers. Thales of Miletus was a philosopher who, instead of trying to explain natural phenomena with the will of the gods, tried to explain him with naturalistic phenomena. He said that everything was ultimately made of water in different forms and configurations. He was wrong about the water part but the idea of explaining the unknown with the known rather than the unknowable has worked out well. The connection to water would also fit that I found him on a rainy evening so I thought of Thales. He’s been remarkably chill for a kitten given the circumstances so I thought of calling him Aurelius after the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Mill or Stuart are also possibilities as I quite liked John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty and the kitten seems to have the self-control combined with desire for freedom and pleasure/happiness that I associate with Mill. I’m open to other name suggestions. I also want to buy a cat tree and toys/accessories to welcome the new cat. For cat trees, I’m thinking of: 1: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B088WWJHHH/?coliid=I3U2F32NQTE4TV&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref\_=lv\_ov\_lig\_dp\_it](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B088WWJHHH/?coliid=I3U2F32NQTE4TV&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) 2: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01G97JZ44/?coliid=I3OPA74I7EGI69&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref\_=lv\_ov\_lig\_dp\_it](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01G97JZ44/?coliid=I3OPA74I7EGI69&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) 3: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07W7D5Y1R/?coliid=I2NUUOZAT8W7W9&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=0&ref\_=lv\_ov\_lig\_dp\_it](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07W7D5Y1R/?coliid=I2NUUOZAT8W7W9&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) For cat accessories and toys, I’m thinking of: 4: [https://www.amazon.ca/Exercise-Climbing-Spinning-Movement-Activity/dp/B07Q4BJV2V/ref=sr\_1\_27?crid=1PMJC2VTW79KB&keywords=cat+tree&qid=1659287199&refinements=p\_72%3A11192170011%2Cp\_36%3A12035764011&rnid=12035759011&s=pet-supplies&sprefix=cat%2520tree%2Caps%2C73&sr=1-27](https://www.amazon.ca/Exercise-Climbing-Spinning-Movement-Activity/dp/B07Q4BJV2V/ref=sr_1_27?crid=1PMJC2VTW79KB&keywords=cat+tree&qid=1659287199&refinements=p_72%3A11192170011%2Cp_36%3A12035764011&rnid=12035759011&s=pet-supplies&sprefix=cat%2520tree%2Caps%2C73&sr=1-27) 5: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B091TS9MHK/?coliid=I1J0RRQLTT9004&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&ref\_=lv\_ov\_lig\_dp\_it&th=1](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B091TS9MHK/?coliid=I1J0RRQLTT9004&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1) 6: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09JNMF9R2/?coliid=I35AS1MF2NXYXW&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref\_=lv\_ov\_lig\_dp\_it](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09JNMF9R2/?coliid=I35AS1MF2NXYXW&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) 7: [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09N8PPKXF/?coliid=I1NCRD76XDO57B&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref\_=lv\_ov\_lig\_dp\_it](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09N8PPKXF/?coliid=I1NCRD76XDO57B&colid=2VAW6GHURYDY0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) ---
**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:** [July 31, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/2 "2022-07-31T17:35:19Z")
Extremely cute little guy. I’m sure his name will become clear as his personality emerges. We will, of course, need more pictures of him and his older feline siblings. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/3 "2022-07-31T17:57:47Z")
Cute little feller. I’ve had good luck with this tree, although Chewy seems to be temporarily out of stock. I liked it because it looked (and so far is) easy to keep clean. (If I could have found something a little less modern looking but without carpeting or fake fur wrapped around posts or cubes, I’d have gone for one of those as I am SO not into modern architecture or furniture, but the cat comes first.) > **[FRISCO 62-in Modern Cat Tree & Condo, Natural - Chewy.com](https://www.chewy.com/frisco-62-in-modern-cat-tree-condo/dp/204583)** > > Buy Frisco 62-in Modern Cat Tree & Condo, Natural at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service! ---
**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:** [July 31, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/4 "2022-07-31T18:13:56Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > 3 other cats…it looks like they’re going to accept him Four in total you say? If you like classical references, how about one of the four famously mutually supportive sons of [Attalus I of Pergamon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attalus_I#Family). Works better with a full litter of four boys I guess, but Athenaeus was the youngest. You could call him…erm…hmmm…how do you shorten Athenaeus? Atty? 🙂 But I do like Aurelius. But how do you shorten Aurelius? Orry? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/5 "2022-07-31T18:16:01Z")
Call him Aristotle, and shorten it to “Tots”. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/6 "2022-07-31T19:08:12Z")
d’Artagnan, as he is joining the three musketeers. Call him Dart for short. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/7 "2022-07-31T19:23:44Z")
I’m gonna say it again on the off-chance someone might actually use it: Carlyle So when you show him to folks, you can say, “This is our Kitty, Carlyle!” 😆 Last time I’ll suggest it; I try not to be a pest. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/8 "2022-07-31T23:36:29Z")
Eh, don’t stop. I like it. Similarly, I’ve long been trying to get someone to name a dog Askim. Because: “What’s your dog’s name?” “Askim” mmm ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/9 "2022-07-31T23:56:07Z")
No opinion on the name at the moment, I’ll check back in if I get an inspiration. Cat tree? You are obviously insufficiently worshipful of your new furry master. > **[9 Creative Cat Rooms Your Feline Friend Will Love](https://be.chewy.com/9-creative-cat-rooms/)** > > Check out these incredible cat rooms filled with cat supplies, like cat steps, a covered cat bed and cat trees, and the lucky felines who get to call them home. But if you are somehow limited to a single tree, it’s been my experience that cats love hammocks and crow’s nests. > **[Catinsider 70.9 Inches Multi Level Cat Tree with Two Hammocks, Condo, Top Perch...](https://www.amazon.ca/Catinsider-Inches-Multi-Level-Hammocks/dp/B08MFN54SF)** > > Find thousands of pet supplies at low prices. Shop online for dog, cat, fish, bird, and small animal supplies at Amazon.ca > **[68" Bijal Multi-Level Cat Tree](https://www.wayfair.com/pet/pdp/tucker-murphy-pet-68-bijal-multi-level-cat-tree-w009229136.html)** > > Large Cat Tree Provide maximum space and fun for your large cat tree height is 68 inches and can accommodate 4-6 cats, the material is very sturdy and we have additional dumping prevention accessories to ensure double safety. Whether your cat is an... ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/10 "2022-08-01T01:04:44Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > “What’s your dog’s name?” > > “Askim” Righteous! Has the potential to be an outstanding Abbott & Costello routine. :: Light Bulb Moment :: For people who don’t know who Kitty Carlyle is, substitute **Forman**. Then do the laugh. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qimQj2WLreQ/hqdefault.jpg "Kitty Forman best laugh ever YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qimQj2WLreQ) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/11 "2022-08-01T01:30:18Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > He’s been remarkably chill for a kitten given the circumstances so I thought of calling him Aurelius after the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Stoic is a great name 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/12 "2022-08-01T01:36:30Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > On the 22nd, I went for a walk and when I came back around 10PM on what had been a rainy evening, I heard meows from behind me. There was a kitten under a car that had been hiding from the rain: [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/a/kSa3nK2) > > It took about 5-10 minutes for me to approach him enough to grab him and I brought him home. Are you sure you haven’t taken someone’s pet? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/13 "2022-08-01T01:56:37Z")
Did you advertise him, and check the area the next few days for ads and posters? (The vet. presumably checked for a chip.) – I don’t know what his name is either. But he may tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/14 "2022-08-01T02:03:15Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I also want to buy a cat tree You want to make sure you get a tree that has solid wooden supports as opposed to cardboard & plastic cap supports. We’ve had so many cardboard & plastic supports fail over the years but we’ve had one of these for at least five: > **[New Cat Condos 6 Foot Tall Playstation Cat Tower](https://www.newcatcondos.com/new-cat-condos-6-foot-tall-playstation-cat-tower/)** > > Our 6 Foot Tall Playstation Cat Tower is a tall fully featured cat condo with multiple platforms, perches, caves, and sisal rope scratching posts. Great for Large Cats and Multiple Cat Households! The lowermost supports could use recarpeting but at least it’s not a danger to our kitties. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/15 "2022-08-01T03:09:48Z")
With that coloration, I might go with “Smoke” or “Smokey.” ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/16 "2022-08-01T03:24:33Z")
Sir Meowington of The Large Ears. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/17 "2022-08-01T17:53:08Z")
He’s going to like the boxes they come in better than any tree or toy. I vote for Bumpy, and please do advertise in case he belongs to someone. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/18 "2022-08-01T21:35:49Z")
I’m an author, and when I put a cat in a story I generally use the names “Whiskers” or “Sneakers”. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/19 "2022-08-01T22:15:07Z")
Koritza approves of the second tree. She really enjoys sunning in it, and lager likes the Astro turf bottom. Good luck with the little one. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-kitten-and-choose-a-cat-tree-and-toys/968875/20 "2022-08-01T23:44:54Z")
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