I saw a classified on the university online billboard saying ‘desexed ginger male free to good home’ and I figure it’s my chance. I’ve been tossing up the idea of getting a cat since I moved in on my own so I’m seeing him tomorrow. He’s adapted to indoors, which is good and he won’t be alone for more than a few hours every day while I’m at uni and my nan can come over and feed him while I’m away.
The thing is, he’s been named Tigger. I’d like to give him a more interesting name, preferably a long one for the certificate so I can laugh when the vet mails me a letter to remind me that His Excellency PoofenBocken requires his yearly vaccinations. But I don’t know what I want to call him; that’s why I turn to the Dope.
You can use my cat’s nickname - Halfwit. Also sometimes known as bonehead, fatboy, brainless, chucklehead, the witless wonder, furball, or kitty. But his given name is Taz.
He’s actually a pretty good cat, very friendly and affectionate. But dumber than instant toast.
Must agree with the fella who’s warning us about Doug. Not only are you required by law to show us pictures, but they would also help us come up with a name!
Ya know, your nan doesn’t have to come and feed the cat. The cat probably doesn’t give a shit one way or another. Put out enough food and water for the day and do your thing. They aren’t like dogs. They’re more like newborns. I think I read that they sleep for close to 18 hours a day. My cats are pretty damn close to that number.
I like those titles, but alas, titles don’t count as part of the proper name. Postcard reminders from the vet are meant to be semi-appointments, not invitations to the ball.
Even “last names” for cats are probably going to be hard to get on standard forms for pets, which will probably only use the “first” name (and IIRC, the first vet I took my cats to assigned them my last name as their “parent”).
How about naming him after an Aztec god, like Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, the god associated with the planet Venus (aka “The Morning Star”, or “Lucifer” in Latin)?
That’s a bit of a tongue twister, so maybe you could go with Mictlantecuhtli, god of the Underworld. You could call him “Mickey” for short.
Okay, I’ll tell you my name idea. I can’t really save it for my next pet since I’m maxed out on pets for a while. It’d make a good user name too, in fact it’s most likely been done and I just forgot having seen it before. Anyway;
King Tut Uncommon
not as long as Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, but it’s kingy and stuff.
I once named a kitten “Heathen Buzzbutt the Yowler”. You might want to live with him for a while - he could tell you his name, or you could discover something about him that you want to name him for.
Also, while “Tigger” doesn’t even come close to being on my potential name list, you might want to see if he answers to it. The name “Black Magic” is so trite for a black cat, but the adult Cornish Rex I adopted answers to it so I am loath to change it.
I had a cat names Stevie, he was an excellent cat.
By the way, on the plus side of the name Tut, you will end up singing Steve Martin’s King Tut song whenever you call him, “King Tut! Buried with a donkey, he’s my favorite honkey! Funky Tut!”* I always enjoy making little songs out of my cat names and this one comes with its own song.
*[sub]Someone will threaten my life for this, I am sure of it.[/sub]
