Effectively, I don’t have any precise conventions, however I’ve had a lot of cats with numerous causes for his or her names. I shall be together with cats each previous and current.
Circe (died final June 28, on the age of 15.5) had been adopted from a rescue when she was 6.5 years previous. She was an extended hair dilute calico, and Circe had been her shelter identify, and I didn’t change it (she’d been by means of sufficient in her life–she’d been by means of a failed adoption earlier than I bought her).
Autumn (died April 25 this 12 months on the approximate age of 12.5, perhaps 13) got here from the identical rescue. She was a calico, and this was her shelter identify additionally however I don’t suppose there’s a extra good identify for a calico cat who’s rescued in the course of the fall season. She had GI lymphoma, which shortened her life. It’s believed that she was the mom of the subsequent two (they have been all rescued collectively and it appeared like a dump job as a result of location they have been rescued from).
Domino (died Sept 18 final 12 months on the approximate age of 11.5) had GI lymphoma and a coronary heart murmur that meant he couldn’t have the steroids normally given to sluggish the illness. He was a black-and-white cow print DSH who was, as we mentioned, so candy they named a model of sugar after him (sure, Domino model sugar was referred to as that lengthy earlier than Domino the cat, however …) We additionally, if we felt like ordering from Domino’s for dinner would say “let’s have the feline chef put together dinner” and nonetheless will typically say “let’s have the ghost chef prepare dinner tonight”.
TV, now the grand woman of the home, is roughly 12. She is a DSH black-and-white tuxie lady (sure, black-and-white TV).
Cosette (normally simply referred to as Cosy) is roughly 9 years previous. She rescued herself, exhibiting up in entrance of the home one chilly February night time, emaciated and sick. Despite the fact that I had 4 cats (see above) on the time, I introduced her in (stopping first within the storage till I bought her to the vet) and knew that the ravenous waif would turn into a wonderful woman cat. She is a DSH dilute tortie (however the tortitude is full quantity), however is called for the character in Les Miserables (no diacriticals on keyboard).
A little bit over 4 years in the past, a trio of grey/largely grey cats confirmed up. Socks (grey tabby with white ft), Girl Jane (grey tabby whose face simply seems very aristocratic), and Callie (largely grey dilute calico). Between the three of them, they gave beginning to 9 kittens, of whom solely two survived. I did handle to TNR Socks and Girl Jane (who nonetheless present as much as eat, however stay untouchable), Callie disappeared across the time I began my TNR mission.
Jemmy-any-dots (normally simply Jemmy, JemJem, or … yeah, you get the concept), who was born most likely in Might 4 years in the past, is a DSH brown tabby with spots on his sides. So I modified his identify from the character in Cats, Jenny-any-dots whose “coat is of the tabby form with tiger stripes and leopard spots”. I used to be in a position to entice him when he was 6mo previous and bought him neutered and he has lived indoors with me ever since. He’s Socks’ son.
Leo is an orange tabby, additionally born across the identical time as Jemmy, from Callie. Leo simply appeared to be the appropriate identify for him, and I trapped him and introduced him indoors similtaneously Jemmy. Once they lived outdoors, Jemmy and Leo have been bonded, and regardless that they’re most likely extra like cousins from the standpoint of biology (could possibly be half-brothers), they continue to be a bonded pair who prefer to snuggle collectively.
Sadly, others within the neighborhood don’t appear to be susceptible to spay/neuter, so I had Char (DSH strong grey, was Charcoal till I used to be in a position to affirm feminine) present up and someday round final Might she gave beginning to a litter that included my final adoptee.
Pandora (sole survivor of Char’s litter), I captured and introduced indoors virtually precisely a 12 months in the past (July 17). She is type of the genetic lottery winner with a number of recessive traits–she is a DLH colorpoint (dilute tortie). After I introduced her in, she was very sick (higher respiratory an infection) and closely flea-infested, so she may not have made it if I hadn’t introduced her in after I did. She’s now totally spoiled rotten. I had considered going to mythology since she got here to me quickly after I’d misplaced Circe, and so I settled on Pandora for the pan-dorable lady.
