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Kitten name? (Pictures!!)

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AveAtqueVale · 29/04/2018 21:49

We are picking up our new family member next Saturday and are trying to come up with a name. She’s a girl, black all over. I quite want to call her Hermione or Molly but DH is making faces. He has no useful suggestions of his own other than ‘Isabel’, which is what DS2 was going to be called if he was a girl Hmm.

DS1 (3) wants to call her Edith (after the cat in Hey Duggee) but stipulated we’d need to paint her yellow first, or possibly Purple or Space-cat.

So yes, any other suggestions would be GREAT. (Plus isn’t she gorgeous?! I’m so excited!!! Grin)

Kitten name? (Pictures!!)
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MabelFurball · 29/04/2018 22:35

Snowy.

MrsCatE · 29/04/2018 23:06

"snowy" Wink fnarr, fnarr. Love OP's original suggestion re space-cat. Mine has human name which suits them but ASBO would have been better!

IJustHadToNameChange · 30/04/2018 02:44

Snowy Grin Grin Grin Grin

Genius! 🤣

Puffycat · 30/04/2018 02:45

Shirley

Puffycat · 30/04/2018 02:47

Or Funky
I’ve always wanted to say to a pt “get down funky!” 😎

flumpybear · 30/04/2018 02:59

My black cats called Sunny 😎 - but he has lovely yellow eyes

How about Marmite? Midnight Blue? Coco or cocoa (depending on your spelling preference)
Custard?

sashh · 30/04/2018 03:50

I was going for snowflake or sparkle but someone got there first.

Blue because of her eyes, but they may change. My next door neighbour has a black cat called Sooty, my carer calls the 'Soots' after watching a Studio Ghibli film with 'soots' in it.

My cousin has a 'Stan Lee' at her first vet check up they found out she is a girl, still called Stan Lee

QuestionableMouse · 30/04/2018 04:17

My completely black cat is called Bella.

Toddlerteaplease · 30/04/2018 06:33

Merlin

Weedsnseeds1 · 30/04/2018 09:30

Hecate
Nightshade
Salem

LanguidLobster · 30/04/2018 09:37

Name decision...?

Tiredmum100 · 30/04/2018 09:49

When I get my black kitten (one day) I was planning on calling him or her coco?

StellaWouldYouTakeMeHome · 30/04/2018 12:58

Raquelle
Stella
Wendy
Regina

Plasticgold · 30/04/2018 13:03

Gorgeous

Feeling the harry potter names.

How about:
Luna
Bella
Lily

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AveAtqueVale · 30/04/2018 14:18

Loving the names!! Please do keep them coming Smile. Current front runners are:

Daisy
Spook
Enid (cat from Duggee, not Edith as I wrote in OP)
I also love Dubh and Sooty, and Bella but we have a neighbour with a dog called Bella/ Bellatrix so that might cause some confusion when calling.

Anyway - my Pets at Home order arrived - we now have a litter tray, bowls, a bed, a carrier, and some fleece blankets from ikea to make her some cosy (toddler-proof) corners. What else do I need to get (apart from food and litter and some thus)? The mum’s owner has said she’s on science-plan at the moment - should we stick with that or move to something else?

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Original poster
AveAtqueVale · 30/04/2018 14:19

‘Thus’ should read ‘toys’.

Also are scratching posts worth getting? We had a cat when I was growing up and he resolutely ignored all scratching things bought for him in favour of rugs Hmm.

OP posts:
Macarena1990 · 30/04/2018 14:21

Ebony! She is lovely.

Rudgie47 · 30/04/2018 14:26

Shes lovely, lucky you.
Yes the posts are worth getting, but sprinkle some catnip on it before you get her, it will encourage her to use it. Also get her paws in your hands and do the scratching motion with them on the post. So she knows what to do.
I like Molly, thats a nice name.

YesItsMeIDontCare · 30/04/2018 14:27

Always stick to the food and litter they know and make any changes slowly. Changing food quickly can lead to messy trays.... and if that's got litter in they're not sure about.... 🤢

I think Enid is a very good name for a cat.

PatchworkWomble · 30/04/2018 14:29

Star. Aurora. Nova. Luna. Lyra. Pandora. Astrid. Calypso.

Yes to a scratching post! Or even better, a cat tree if you have the space for it with scratching areas on it.

YesItsMeIDontCare · 30/04/2018 14:29

...but sprinkle some catnip on it before you get her, it will encourage her to use it.

She's too young for catnip!!! Seriously, kittens don't react to catnip and some will actively avoid it.

DollyDayScream · 30/04/2018 14:33

Bluebell - look at those eyes!

You could just call her blue.

QuestionableMouse · 30/04/2018 14:40

Her eyes probably won't stay blue.

countrystumpkin · 30/04/2018 15:04

Kiwi! - after NZ ‘All Blacks’

Want2beme · 30/04/2018 15:13

She's a little beautySmile

Ermintrude
Nelly
Gloria