# I can haz new kitteh? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756 "2018-06-26T05:59:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/1 "2018-06-26T05:59:45Z")
Now that I’m settled into my house permanently, one of the first orders of business was a visit to the local Humane Society to adopt a feline. They said the kitty was male, and I wanted a male, so I adopted “him.” But when I went to pick him up after neutering, they said, “oops…it’s a girl!” Oh well. I debated naming her Caitlin, because even though we thought she was a boy she was a girl all along, but after seeing her bounce throughout the house I have decided she is Zoey, because she is full of Life. And I can call her Zo-Zo or “the Z-cat.” Obligatory photos: [So my eyebrow whiskers don’t match. U wanna make something of it?](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78365458@N00/43014852431/in/dateposted-public/) [Maybe my granddaddy was a Maine Coon cat!](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78365458@N00/42965287442/in/dateposted-public/) [I like this spot behind the bookcase!](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78365458@N00/42965288222/in/dateposted-public/) [Could you stop taking pictures now? I’m bored.](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78365458@N00/42965288582/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/2 "2018-06-26T06:07:52Z")
Zeez-kitty, I wanna hug her and kiss her and squeeze her. I need a little kitty… ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/3 "2018-06-26T06:13:03Z")
That’s some incredible ear fur! What a cutie. Congratulations to both of you! ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/4 "2018-06-26T06:15:03Z")
You **can** has new kitteh… …because I am too far away to steal her from you! :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/5 "2018-06-26T06:32:16Z")
Congratualtions!!! Your pics prove that you have picked the best kind of kitteh. Most people do not realize that there are only two categories of cat in the world: 1. pink-nosed cats, and… 2. non-pink-nosed cats. Pinkies are cuties!!! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/6 "2018-06-26T07:49:02Z")
Oh so sweet. My teeth hurt.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/7 "2018-06-26T08:14:15Z")
Faints dead away… ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/8 "2018-06-26T08:26:47Z")
She’s gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/9 "2018-06-26T08:55:04Z")
What a cutie! ---
**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:** [June 26, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/10 "2018-06-26T11:42:26Z")
Deep, manly SQUEEEEEEE! ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/11 "2018-06-26T12:18:45Z")
Kitty! KITTY KITTY KITTY!!! > [@chappachula](#): > > Most people do not realize that there are only two categories of cat in the world: > > 1. pink-nosed cats, and… > 2. non-pink-nosed cats. My [partially pink-nosed](https://www.flickr.com/photos/9624983@N05/2437087143/in/album-72157623434119688/) girl begs to differ. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/12 "2018-06-26T13:12:42Z")
Splort. The sound of my head exploding from cuteness. Pink Toe Beans!!! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/13 "2018-06-26T14:24:12Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > Zeez-kitty, I wanna hug her and kiss her and squeeze her. I need a little kitty… But you can’t name her George. 😃 It’s always nice watching a new pet settle in and becoming part of the family. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/14 "2018-06-26T15:13:03Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > But you can’t name her George. 😃 > > It’s always nice watching a new pet settle in and becoming part of the family. One reason I wanted a male is because they are said to be more affectionate. Four of the five cats I’ve had previously were female - the fifth was male, and sure enough he was the most cuddly of the bunch. So I was a little disappointed that “he” was a “she.” But she’s just fine in terms of sociability and affection. She follows me around the house a lot (not always - after all, there’s a big new place to explore, with plenty of furniture to crawl under and behind). Last night was her first night in her new home, and she alternately slept under the blankets with me, nestled into my chin purring loudly, or on top of the blankets up against my legs. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/15 "2018-06-26T15:22:04Z")
Aw, cute little moggie, and good on you for taking in one from a shelter. Now, why can’t the humane society tell if a cat is male or female? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/16 "2018-06-26T15:38:37Z")
Oh my goodness, how cute!! ---
**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:** [June 26, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/17 "2018-06-26T16:48:33Z")
Thank you for rescuing! May you have many years of fur and purr. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/18 "2018-06-26T18:11:37Z")
She’s definitely cute, and glad to hear she’s affectionate already. May you have many happy years together. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/19 "2018-06-26T18:27:06Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Aw, cute little moggie, and good on you for taking in one from a shelter. > > Now, why can’t the humane society tell if a cat is male or female? They also listed her as a DSH, which obviously she is not. But in their defense, they are a bit overwhelmed at the moment. They have a lot of pets that are refugees from the Kilauea eruption(\*); some of the animals available have notes saying that adoptions are provisional, if the original owners show up to reclaim their pet within a certain time frame. (\*) Her temporary name at the shelter was “Singe.” I assume that is because her left eyebrow whiskers look singed. Could that be from being too close to the lava? I sincerely doubt it (she’d be dead if she got that close), but it makes for interesting speculation. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756/20 "2018-06-26T19:08:41Z")
She’s adorable! What a sweetie. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-new-kitteh/816756.md?page=2)