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by ShadyShay » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:01 am
I’m adopting a kitten in a few weeks! Right now he’s a 4 week old grayish-brown tabby cat with a spotted belly, found in a barn. Most likely just your generic American shorthair or something but looks bengal-ish with the markings.
Love food names, funky ones, nature-related, etc! Poll options are the ones I’ve liked most so far.
Currently have pets named Boomer, Bindi, Rocky, and Chief so not those

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by Rooster Whale » Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:29 am
Cats have an easier time recognizing their name if it's a two-syllable name with a varied stressed-unstressed pattern (like SHARK-bait or FLAP-jack) rather than a longer name like Wasabi or Gazpacho with an unusual stress pattern (wa-SA-bi and gaz-PA-cho).
Looking at your suggested name list, I think your cat would have the easiest time with learning Shark Bait, although Flap Jack would likely also work well. Hope that helps! ^^
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by ShadyShay » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:49 pm
Wow I didn’t think people cared thanks guys! Haven’t been active.
I went rogue and chose Berlioz (Aristocats). But we mostly call him Burly Boy (since it sounds like Berlioz and he’s definitely not thick) or kitty cat (original, am I right?).
I appreciate the suggestions though!
Ps the photo is upside down oops
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by ShadyShay » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:51 pm
Rooster Whale wrote:Cats have an easier time recognizing their name if it's a two-syllable name with a varied stressed-unstressed pattern (like SHARK-bait or FLAP-jack) rather than a longer name like Wasabi or Gazpacho with an unusual stress pattern (wa-SA-bi and gaz-PA-cho).
Looking at your suggested name list, I think your cat would have the easiest time with learning Shark Bait, although Flap Jack would likely also work well. Hope that helps! ^^
I 1000% will be remembering this next time around. I feel like my other pets’ names follow this rule but for small bean like I said I just made a ‘random’ decision 🤪
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