# There be kitten! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619 "2011-08-30T13:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/1 "2011-08-30T13:26:03Z")
i have a brand, spankin’ new, four-week-old female scrap of fur!! 😃 the backstory: da niece, who is a junior at ball state, took in this abandoned three-week old scrap of fur last week, after the university put out an sos to find homes for five abandoned kittens. all is copacetic. until she gets a call about a puppy. you already see where this is going don’t you? so she texts her aunt anne, all in a dither because she wants \*\*both \*\*animals. i tell her with her schedule (she works in addition to going to classes) she can’t do both. being the softheart (and head) that i am, i told her i would take the kitten if she wanted. she took me up on the offer. what was i gonna do, let her take the tiny thing to the humane society? not. her parents were less than thrilled with her about all this, but we’re all animal lovers, so they understood while still not approving her behavior. so, the superkitty pop at casa scubaqueen just increased to three. mike the vet says she’s doing fine and to start her on solid food mixed with water. so, kitten lovers, please recommend me some wet food for the wee one. oh, and she needs a name, too. hint, hint… obligatory pix below. i still can’t do the fancy link thingy, tho. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/6210/6096615536_cc9fdca8c6_z.jpg "new kitty") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66949698@N02/6096615536/) ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/2 "2011-08-30T13:48:01Z")
Oh, what a sweet little dolly she is! Feels good to be a sucker sometimes, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/3 "2011-08-30T14:10:08Z")
How adorable!! I’m terrible at names, so the best I can offer is \*Fortune \*- sounds classier than Lucky, and she sure is! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/4 "2011-08-30T14:10:16Z")
That photo made me laugh out loud. What an adorable little thing she is. No help on a name, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/5 "2011-08-30T14:16:36Z")
Oh my. The cute. It burns. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/6 "2011-08-30T14:26:46Z")
Looks like an “Oreo” to me. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/7 "2011-08-30T14:30:35Z")
I think she should be called Molly. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/8 "2011-08-30T14:59:18Z")
I take it ball state has some mortal “sports enemy” and that team has a mascot. Name it after the enemy mascot or something based on the sport enemy 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 30, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/9 "2011-08-30T15:03:14Z")
Nameless kitty has a Winsome. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/10 "2011-08-30T15:24:19Z")
Want. WANT! The cuteness, it destroys me. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/11 "2011-08-30T16:25:25Z")
Her name should depend partially on her personality, IMO. What’s she like, besides an insane kitten? ---
**Author:** ![Daerlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/12 "2011-08-30T16:45:00Z")
You could call her ‘Felix’. It’s lucky in Latin. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/13 "2011-08-30T17:20:00Z")
Squeeeeeeeeee! Very cute kitteh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/14 "2011-08-30T18:03:56Z")
Weezie! I also like Oreo. ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/15 "2011-08-30T18:39:01Z")
Squeee! Puddin’ popped into my mind when I saw her pic. Good for you for taking her in. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/16 "2011-08-30T18:54:13Z")
Our black and white cat is Penguin. We call her Penny. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/17 "2011-08-30T18:55:25Z")
Heart attack cute, that one is. Call her myocardial infarction, “Myo” for short. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/18 "2011-08-30T19:52:31Z")
Use a premium canned kitten food - no cheaper than Iams. When you start her on crunchies, again go for a kitten food no cheaper than Iams. You will thank yourself when scooping the litter box. She is adorable! ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/19 "2011-08-30T20:03:05Z")
She looks like an ‘Emma’ to me! ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619/20 "2011-08-30T21:06:13Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I take it ball state has some mortal “sports enemy” and that team has a mascot. > > Name it after the enemy mascot or something based on the sport enemy 🙂 This is kind of how my aunt ended up with a cat named Piper… he was found at a school where the team mascot is, oddly enough, a bagpiper. Weird mascot, damn cute cat, though. > [@Dangerosa](#): > > Our black and white cat is Penguin. We call her Penny. My family has had a bunch of black and white kitties. My first was Bree, nicknamed Bubba (also: Fluffington). The one we currently have is Elly, who answers also to Jelly, Belly, Bean and Ellington McScreamy. I call her Bean more often than not. My aunt had an Oreo (no known nicknames) and my sister as a Boris (also; Booboo, Tittles and Killer). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-be-kitten/594619.md?page=2)