Can you rename a cat? - Page 2

alphabassettgrrl · 12-30-2006, 11:07 AM

Congrats on your new addition! As far as renaming a pet, we've done that once. Our first dog was Marge who came named. Next was Ottis, who also came with his name and he knows it. Next was Penelope, who was a junkyard dog and nobody knew her name. The people at Basset Rescue were calling her Patty but that really didn't seem to fit her. So P was renamed. She didn't seem to mind and responds to her name.

I'm of the opinion that cats have their own names and may not care what we call them. Sometimes they deign to respond to us. Your new baby sounds adorable! I'd live with his name for a day or two and see how it goes. If it's not right then see what seems more right.

Gn2Dlnd · 12-30-2006, 11:27 AM

My cat had been named, by the crackheads who abandoned her, Smokey. I didn't care for the connotation, so I renamed her Sophie. I assumed that if she responded to Smokey, Sophie had enough of the same sound to be ok. And it was. Go for a name with the same hard consonants and number of syllables as Snickers and you shouldn't have any problems. Stinker, Crackers, Snicket, Wicker, Flicker, Tracker, Cricket, Mickey, Pancake.

I like Pancake.

CoasterMatt · 12-30-2006, 12:39 PM

Our kitty Johnny used to be named Perry.
He still likes hard liquor and unfiltered cigarettes, but he responds to his newer name on occasion.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-30-2006, 12:57 PM

Munchkin gets a new name seemingly every day.

Strangler Lewis · 12-30-2006, 01:02 PM

We renamed both our cats because we didn't like their pound names. We had the breeder change our dog's name from Max to Moxie during "training" because there's a boy on our street named Max. Zelda rabbit kept her shelter name, because it seemed apt.

Tref · 12-30-2006, 01:59 PM

I suppose you can try, but the taxonomy of it may be a bit tricky -- they have been called cats for quite some time now.

Morrigoon · 12-30-2006, 04:55 PM

Shouldn't be any problem renaming. It'll probably only take a few days to catch on to the new name. Hell, when my mom was adopted (back in the 40's), they made parents change KIDS' names (yes, the first name too). So I think a cat can handle it, inasmuch as they give a damn what you call them, as long as you feed them and change their litter.

Remember, cats don't have owners... they have staff.

How about Mongo?

Strangler Lewis · 12-30-2006, 05:52 PM

Indeed, Gerald Ford was born Leslie King.

JWBear · 12-30-2006, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Remember, cats don't have owners... they have staff.

LOL!

tracilicious · 12-30-2006, 09:52 PM

Well, Indi is pretty adamant against a name change, so I guess that's out anyways. Although, he calls him nippers, knickers, sneakers, snippers, etc., so I guess any of those are ok.

If he was a girl, I'd call him Miss Norris.

We put the dogs out tonight to bring him down to show my sister, and Snickers and Karma saw each other through the glass door. Snickers looked angry and Karma looked intrigued, but neither looked vicious, so I think there is hope.

Today when we got home from the zoo, I looked all over my room and bathroom and couldn't find Snickers anywhere. I finally found him curled up by the toilet in between the wall and the trash can. Nutty cat. Earlier he found a nice spot to sleep on my closet shelf. I've missed cats.

Still working on the pics!

12-30-2006, 11:07 AM	#11
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Congrats on your new addition! As far as renaming a pet, we've done that once. Our first dog was Marge who came named. Next was Ottis, who also came with his name and he knows it. Next was Penelope, who was a junkyard dog and nobody knew her name. The people at Basset Rescue were calling her Patty but that really didn't seem to fit her. So P was renamed. She didn't seem to mind and responds to her name. I'm of the opinion that cats have their own names and may not care what we call them. Sometimes they deign to respond to us. Your new baby sounds adorable! I'd live with his name for a day or two and see how it goes. If it's not right then see what seems more right. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	My cat had been named, by the crackheads who abandoned her, Smokey. I didn't care for the connotation, so I renamed her Sophie. I assumed that if she responded to Smokey, Sophie had enough of the same sound to be ok. And it was. Go for a name with the same hard consonants and number of syllables as Snickers and you shouldn't have any problems. Stinker, Crackers, Snicket, Wicker, Flicker, Tracker, Cricket, Mickey, Pancake. I like Pancake. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Our kitty Johnny used to be named Perry. He still likes hard liquor and unfiltered cigarettes, but he responds to his newer name on occasion. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Munchkin gets a new name seemingly every day. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	We renamed both our cats because we didn't like their pound names. We had the breeder change our dog's name from Max to Moxie during "training" because there's a boy on our street named Max. Zelda rabbit kept her shelter name, because it seemed apt. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	I suppose you can try, but the taxonomy of it may be a bit tricky -- they have been called cats for quite some time now. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Shouldn't be any problem renaming. It'll probably only take a few days to catch on to the new name. Hell, when my mom was adopted (back in the 40's), they made parents change KIDS' names (yes, the first name too). So I think a cat can handle it, inasmuch as they give a damn what you call them, as long as you feed them and change their litter. Remember, cats don't have owners... they have staff. How about Mongo? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Indeed, Gerald Ford was born Leslie King. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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12-30-2006, 09:52 PM	#20
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	Well, Indi is pretty adamant against a name change, so I guess that's out anyways. Although, he calls him nippers, knickers, sneakers, snippers, etc., so I guess any of those are ok. If he was a girl, I'd call him Miss Norris. We put the dogs out tonight to bring him down to show my sister, and Snickers and Karma saw each other through the glass door. Snickers looked angry and Karma looked intrigued, but neither looked vicious, so I think there is hope. Today when we got home from the zoo, I looked all over my room and bathroom and couldn't find Snickers anywhere. I finally found him curled up by the toilet in between the wall and the trash can. Nutty cat. Earlier he found a nice spot to sleep on my closet shelf. I've missed cats. Still working on the pics! __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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