# We have a cat! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611 "2025-05-20T23:20:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/1 "2025-05-20T23:20:45Z")
Actually, a ten week old kitten named “Spicy Tuna Roll”, picked while the ladies were visiting the Humane Society this afternoon after I went to work. Now all I have to do is convince them that she should be called “Macki” for short. I will of course teach her she shouldn’t do anything…she can’t get away with. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/2 "2025-05-20T23:32:55Z")
Congrats! Any pics? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/3 "2025-05-20T23:39:39Z")
Not yet. I haven’t even met her yet, although I have seen a photo of her from the Oregon Humane Society website. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/4 "2025-05-20T23:41:50Z")
Aw, what about “Unagi” for a name? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/5 "2025-05-20T23:44:44Z")
I think “Macki” is a good short way to say her original moniker. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/6 "2025-05-20T23:53:54Z")
“Macki” sounds like the name of a mackerel tabby - is that her coat pattern? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/7 "2025-05-20T23:55:54Z")
It is short for “Makizushi”. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/8 "2025-05-21T00:00:03Z")
Thats so cute..I think I would spell it Maki, tho’. I’m so happy you’ve re-entered the cat slave world. Keep us posted on a her cute kitten begavior. You gotta know peeps love that. Teach her well. Or learn to be the student. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/9 "2025-05-21T01:30:44Z")
Congratulation on being had by a cat! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/10 "2025-05-21T01:58:53Z")
It is a good thing cats can’t spell, right? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/11 "2025-05-21T02:00:20Z")
This cat will be good for your healing process. Congrats on your new family member! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/12 "2025-05-21T02:10:56Z")
You never can tell. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/13 "2025-05-21T16:09:54Z")
We took your advice, and we are calling her “Maki”. She spent the night cuddled next to me, with occasional breaks to eat, drink and play with her new toys. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/14 "2025-05-21T17:32:25Z")
But still NO PICTURES ! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/15 "2025-05-21T17:41:53Z")
[499222186\_10231656949821573\_4034555936349962166\_n.jpg (720×540)](https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/499222186_10231656949821573_4034555936349962166_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_s720x720_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=Si9vhBijzhoQ7kNvwG3ivYV&_nc_oc=AdlaxiSTeqvfB_2yCF6xEx5_dTsADWMW8zEqXrgBO8ZShWIZjfpW3GmqvT9NphT2REKMUDOksaiSJkQKd8iRUumf&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&_nc_gid=jonajKipENdd5Rcrg489ew&oh=00_AfKImtQN4AZJLgGzOu0KGlYxGVO9yIML-CR2_bOi-eIkZA&oe=6833FB3D) How is this? And, yes, she definitely knows how to pose for the camera. 😁 [![](https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/499341091_10231663588987548_7227160357764149505_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=iw3Puvh5t5wQ7kNvwHUTpAC&_nc_oc=AdnjzKK35TIhOLudON8zsZyrp3ISmbzqfB0-oHKhQL0IovG3GAFopdDgjzP0oqtB2Kn1EH6VF6VA0ubhuA9RZ9iW&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&_nc_gid=eT1GbUdPBFnD-HQlIMgoVw&oh=00_AfKqGRlm3DgdKG0wAqmMgNq-molcgHCKmjxYwMtsv0WX3g&oe=6833E1AC) ](https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/499341091_10231663588987548_7227160357764149505_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=iw3Puvh5t5wQ7kNvwHUTpAC&_nc_oc=AdnjzKK35TIhOLudON8zsZyrp3ISmbzqfB0-oHKhQL0IovG3GAFopdDgjzP0oqtB2Kn1EH6VF6VA0ubhuA9RZ9iW&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&_nc_gid=eT1GbUdPBFnD-HQlIMgoVw&oh=00_AfKqGRlm3DgdKG0wAqmMgNq-molcgHCKmjxYwMtsv0WX3g&oe=6833E1AC) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/16 "2025-05-21T17:58:04Z")
[![](https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/500069938_10231663582907396_6324087283809002895_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=xtFQHbojQ8UQ7kNvwHrqaXA&_nc_oc=AdlsTL2eKf_XQWFdB_qt8d9hqHhtVF8bhtFirPQ09axNHZqa8g-unUt0PpAD6oQmQ_jAN3Sv0hv6ALM2TVFLpVhM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&_nc_gid=RGlQJrt1gUGE8_PRW_sehA&oh=00_AfKEh4S-xd61oMpfVB3DeeNKzXnc3F0FOW3E0VzmzJddYQ&oe=6833CEB2) ](https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/500069938_10231663582907396_6324087283809002895_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=xtFQHbojQ8UQ7kNvwHrqaXA&_nc_oc=AdlsTL2eKf_XQWFdB_qt8d9hqHhtVF8bhtFirPQ09axNHZqa8g-unUt0PpAD6oQmQ_jAN3Sv0hv6ALM2TVFLpVhM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&_nc_gid=RGlQJrt1gUGE8_PRW_sehA&oh=00_AfKEh4S-xd61oMpfVB3DeeNKzXnc3F0FOW3E0VzmzJddYQ&oe=6833CEB2) This cat is fun! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/17 "2025-05-21T18:07:23Z")
Awwwwww… 😍 ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/18 "2025-05-21T18:18:27Z")
Kitty kitty kitty kitty kitten! Clearly feeling entirely at home already. Very confident kit you’ve got there. (Very good home you’ve got there, Maki.) Think she’ll grow into those ears? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/19 "2025-05-21T18:28:57Z")
Ooh, she’s adorable. I spell the food “maki”, so i like that for a name. Congrats on the kitty. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611/20 "2025-05-21T18:35:26Z")
Cute ! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-cat/1018611.md?page=2)