opinions on a kitty name?
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Topic: opinions on a kitty name?
Posted By: mum2paris
Subject: opinions on a kitty name?
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:22pm
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ok so we're getting a kitty in a couple of weeks we already know that it is a grey tabby kitten, very very cute.
Me and the girls think that a nice name would be tiggy... kinda like tigger but different. mike want's to call it widget (i know... WTF) i hate that name what do you think, and anyone else have ideas for names. our last cat was called Joey. i can't remember why we called him that but there was a reason, something about his small cuteness. we used to call him josephina lots though lol, poor guy. anyway ideas would be great ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:28pm
My sister has a Tigger she calls Tiggy, kinda cute  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:37pm
Sorry Janine, but I kinda like Widget...  ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:51pm
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Boy or Girl? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:52pm
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oh dear god, now mike likes the name gary
------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:53pm
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mike wants to get a boy
i want to geta girl i want to get a light coloured one that looks like it's stripes are broken up into dots, he wants to get a stripey one i want to name it tiggy he wants to name it some other weird name we're undecided, there's a litter of about 8 i think ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 11:16pm
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so get two, and call one tiggy and one widget?! easy!!!!! (then one for each girl, no fighting!) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 11:22pm
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ooooooooh don't even go there. we've had this discussion. lol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 7:26am
Yup I like that idea!!!! Two kitties would be so much fun!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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fattartsrock wrote:Posted By: Alianasmummy
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 7:57am
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im in the same boat, except we already have the kitty. She is the same, tabby with stripes and dots. DH wants Tikka, my 2 yearold wants tag but neither of the are girly enough for me. She will be condemed to kitty if we dont decide soon!
i agree with you... widget and Gary.... na  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  tickers" /></a>
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 8:28am
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It wasn't advertised in the Longburn school newsletter was it? My mate just picked a tabby kitten up from them and they had another one to find a home for lol.
My cat was called Widget. She had three legs and was the coolest guard cat out. She died last year of liver cancer 
What about Rielly? A little boy I know named his cat "Dog" which cracked me up. I always thought Dave or Steve would be funny names for a cat. My two are Honey and Felix. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 8:30am
I went to the SPCA to get one kitten and came home with two. It's actually less work as they keep each other entertained and it's easier to get them to sleep as they curl up together. They still sleep together at night as i'm too paranoid to leave them outside at night time  ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 8:44am
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Riley is a great name! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 9:57am
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Heheheh I lived in a flat once at Uni where the flat cat was called Off.....it was the running joke....but he was such a cool cat! I like funny names....we are hoping to one day get a beagle...and DH wants to call it Barry!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 10:21am
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That name makes me think of indian food ....mmmm, tikka masala! I don't like cutesy obvious names for pets. My cat is called Oscar (after Oscar de larenta) and the one before was Clyde. I quite like Cleopatra for a cat (although it'd probably suit a black cat more). -------------  
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:08am
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Yep Id go with Tiggy ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:11am
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Our cat is Cali cause she's calico, had a ginger cat we called Merlot.
Our other cats have had proper names; Sophia and Araminta. I named my kitten Jack after Jack from Lost as we found him in the park. There's always Tabitha, have the girls come up with any names? My niece named her cat Delta, she likes Delta Goodrem  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:36am
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I had a Calico coloured tom cat named just that "Calico" and darker ginger tom named Matrix (after Transformers, not the movie)
We have three ginger ninjas now, named Hummer, Arnta & Oliver
What about De-Ja (short for De Ja Vu) or Ricochet for a name?? -------------  
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 12:06pm
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hehe, De-ja sounds a bit too much like Ayja... lol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 2:45pm
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We got one cat 8 years ago from the SPCA.
We were adamant to only have one cat. A week later we were at the SPCA picking up a cheeky wee tortoiseshell. They keep eachother company and snuggle together when it's cold. I highly recommend getting two
But if you do stick with one, I prefer Tiggy (makes me think of Mrs. TiggyWinkle the Beatrix Potter hedgehog). My test for naming pets is to call out their different names... Would you feel more comfortable calling out "TIGGYY!!!', "GARY!!" or "WIDGET!!" from your doorstep at night?
hahahah GARY!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 3:52pm
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Gawd, Gary? Seriously?! I like Widget. A friend of mine has a cat called Gizmo, and he so suits it!
We recently got another cat and called him MontaQ, but Monty for short. Our other cat, a girl, is called Kurryn. I like the names Daisy and Dodge. I would love a Rotty called Dodge, so fitting! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 9:15pm
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i think you should call it Cat.
Or "here kitty kitty " ..... ------------- 
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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 9:16pm
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Our rabbit is called gizmo
If you call it Tiggy you can have all the fun rhyming it's name....piggy, wiggy..... ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 9:28pm
Our cats are Oscar and Zena. I think Roxy is a really cute name for a girl cat  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 9:56pm
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We had a dog called Riley
Monty Chanel Dora Barbie Mariposa Emily Elizabeth Kelly Charli Cfer Sun Nala Hmm thats all I've got ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:41pm
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ooooh i should call it Henry like on the whiskas add.
HHHEEEENNNNNAAARRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE lol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 10:20am
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LOL that poor woman on the add having to sound like that
We've got two cats a female torti called Fantom (her face is half white and half dark like Phantom of Opera) And a grey tabby named Brock (DP was a Peter Brock fan) With Brock he was a toss up between Brock or Crikey (in Steve Irwin's honour) We've also had in the past Cindel (from a spacie game?), Billy (after DD's imaginary friend), Max (I just liked that one), Katarh (who knows where that one came from??), Noddy (brother named him) and of course Puss. |
Posted By: sottise
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 11:34am
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As a crazy cat lady in the making, I also have to recommend getting two at the same time - it really works out better for the cats and can be less work for the humans! Introducing one later can cause some issues. >.>
Our family tabbies were Possum, Frog and Fidget - among the more 'normal' names our pets have ended up with. I've always wanted to name a striped tabby 'Spot' just to be contrary. ------------- 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 11:53am
Is that for a dog or a cat...and is there a reason Kelly is in there? hmmm, young lady ? -------------
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 12:21pm
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LOL, Kelly!
Sorry Janine, I like Widget too! But hey, we have a cat named "Meowmi" (long story). Our Inky only got himself a decent name because his first owner did the honours. I've also had a "Duncan" and "Lola" - my family have "Jezebel" and had "Spazz" (short for Asparagus, but she was a nutter so got 'Spazz' eventually). Maybe you don't want to listen to my opinion on cat names, ha ha! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 12:43pm
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Is that for a dog or a cat...and is there a reason Kelly is in there? hmmm, young lady ? [/QUOTE]
Well Kelly is a popular name for pets. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 1:05pm
| I like Tiggy but I like obvious pet names. Out black cat with white socks is called socks, our chuihuahua is called rat dog and we had a black rabbit called sooty. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 1:48pm
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I prefer pet names too, I find it odd when you meet someone with the same name as your pet! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 2:42pm
Well Kelly is a popular name for pets. [/QUOTE] it is? well, it is a cool name ! for animals or humans
The cats we've had throughout my life have been Bonnie and Clyde Taffy TC (The Cat) KC (Kelly's cat ) and Jazmine or Jazz (caitlyn named her ) all the dogs we've had have had "people names" , Chrissie, Emma, and now Zoe ... -------------
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 3:45pm
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I have to agree with getting 2 kittens ... they keep each other company.
We have 2 cats, Charlie & Bella (both girls). Also have 2 cockatiels called Spike & Shiloh, their names could also suit for kittens? |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 5:58pm
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Our pet names vary between proper names and pet names...
Cats have been: Tarsia (rehomed herself) Bosco (deceased) Pippin Paris Elliott Riley and the bunnies Coco (deceased) Chanel Armani (deceased) Dolce Edward Milo Bella Serenity Guess Trelise ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 10:22pm
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ha i had rabbits , the first was Roger , the rest were
Bugsy Bitsy Belle Buster Bridie Bambino Benjamin Boris Blue and then i ran out of B names , and the next , named by Caitlyn , were Miffy , and Kayla . Miffy is the only one who remains,and i swear the fat thing will outlive all of us ...... -------------
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:21am
 OMG, you have a cat named Paris. lol
lol our bunnies were Sarah and smudge. Paris was going through a fixation with the name Sarah when we got them, hence naming hers that. We have no idea which bunny died as they were both the same size shape colour everything. so now she gets called funny bunny. Our fish, were fish and chips, then chips died so we got nemo, then 2 yrs later fish died so we got spot (white fish with gold spot on his face) Oooh and Kelly - if you have a wee look you'll notice that most of the names that mel wrote down have some connection to kids toys/cartoons etc. Kelly is barbies younger sister. Anyway, came up with more names today - we are likely to be getting 2 kittys. What do you think of.... Ollie Tiggy Possum Zorro Zeus Hummer Kitty Milo Nipper Jerry (like tom and jerry but in reverse) Astro Luna Byte (as in gigabyte... lol can you tell mike's a computer guy?) Wolfie (like sarafina and wolfie from barbie movies) Bart Pink (ayja's suggestion) Jupjup spike scooter and skeeter (muppets) bunsen and beaker (muppets again) nermil (the kitten from garfeild) Puff (the cat from the dick and jane books) Skeet (mmmm skeet ulrich) comet am sure there's more to come. God and i thought naming kids was hard!!! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:36am
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Ahh the joys of finding a name!
I remember when my parents brought home a kitten, it took us 4 days a thousand lists, we finally decidd on a name but then noone could even remember what it was. We changed it, didnt like it, changed it again and eventually went back to the one we picked in the first place and ended up with a cat called.... Miley (before hannah montanna became big) Cant remember other names on the list but over the years we have had pets named, Gertie Mooey Fidgit Lewie Mounty George/Georgie Ollie whitney Manchy(Manchester) I quite like Nermil. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:08am
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Whenever I've 'named' pets we've always ended up giving them a nickname that we've wound up using more than their name!
For instance Togi was called Woolly (Dog- a non woolly dog too )
Snoopy was called Nuff (dog) Munch was called Roon (cat) Wazum was called Wazzy (cat) Harry is called Mr Harrison (Guinea pig) We are getting a dog when we come back and so far the suggestions are- Dave (DH) Denny Crane (DH) Slim Doggy (Charlotte- apparently its mean to call things little but she wants a little dog so shes going to call it slim so as not to offend it?? )
Finny (Charlotte) We used to have a cat called Pudding- one day we were at the supermarket, I was about 5, and I said to my Mum "Oh Mum- you forgot to get some cat food for pudding!". She said she got some funny looks with that
Try calling them all out the back door and see which one feels the most natural to yell ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: Alianasmummy
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 7:22am
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You guys have some great names for cats!
We have just named ours after 4 days of calling her kitty, we called her indi because her eyes are indigo. I wish i read your lists earlier though! Ive always had cats, over the years we have had Jason... not sure why Bambi.. i was 5 at the time Monty...Python Zorro Baileys Midori .... who can guess my favorite drink! OJ... She was orange and slightly physcotic Sky Meisha I cant believe how many bunnies you guys have had though! Ive always wanted them, but dont they scratch and claw? Maybe that was my mums way of getting out of it .
Ive always had a vision of the Monty python Holy Grail version of a bunny  Scary
Im now trying to convince DH to get another kitty so Indi can have a friend. But with the 2 kids, 5 sheep, 7 lambs, 2 cows, 3 chickens, soon to have a pig, a dog and a cat i dont think im going to have much luck... and we are renting!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> tickers" /></a>
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:07am
Well it is a fabulously elegant name! (she was NOT named for any Hilton person but for the city thank you!)
No no. Naming pets is worse! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 11:19am
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I think Widget is pretty cool! Much better than Gary!!! LOL
We've had... * Candy (boy cat but I got him just before Xmas when I was 4 so he was named after the stripey candy canes LOL) * Ollie (short for Apollo) & his brother Zeus * Flip * Patches (very original for a torty LOL) * Chicago (after the Chicago White Socks LOL) * Roxy (my sister's favourite clothing brand) and my current 2 are * Domino & Jazz I love naming pets although I've always had only cats! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 11:33am
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PMSL! That's so funny! -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:33pm
love it ! -------------
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 1:31pm
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omg dzinergirl we were saying last night about names again and I said to mike that i really liked the combination of ollie and zeus from on our list. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:47pm
Awesome names!  Got my vote LOL
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 5:10pm
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I like nermil! Lol.
Our cat's name is Hiro (like Hiro Nakamura off "Heroes") but most of the time we call him Manace, because he is a mischeif maker. I agree with the two cats thing... much easier to get two kittens, they can play with each other, etc. and they don't get lonely the same when everyone is away. We used to have two cats that we got together as kittens, a grey stripey male called Grey (original) and an orangey girl called Mango. Other than that, we have had Candy, Mindy, Peter, and Beanie for pets (not my choice of names, except Beanie and Mango). ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:19pm
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Well we went off an looked at them and i fell in love with 1 that really stood our for me - the only one out of the lot that's really fluffy and the only one that has a white tummy and white "socks" absolutely gorgeous. mike likes one of the less fluffy dark tabby ones. the rest are all very similar.
We just have to wait, cos another couple they know got hold of her before us and want first dibs to pick, once they are all weaned in a 2 weeks or so. So i am hoping against all hope that they do not pick my favourite wee fluffy one or i surely will cry! I did say to my friend that I really really wanted that one and to try and steer them away from it. so we'll see i guess. Anyway from that we have chosen our names. The dark tabby (there's a couple that are dark) mike wants to call Jett - no matter if it's a girl or boy, as in Jett-black And the fluffy one, which i am sure is a girl but can't completely tell - I am going to call Luna for a girl (which i really hope it is), or Astro for a boy. so, Jett and Luna/Astro. eeeeeek I can't wait. keep your fingers crossed that I get my little fluff-ball. We even have the bed, the litter tray, the toys, the food, and i have made a cute little blankie for the bed out of fluffy plush material. i just want them. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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