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[Epona]

Carpet came and sat next to me on the sofa last night.

I'm letting him out today. Bit nervous.

I just want to say that I think Carpet is a fantastic name. It's a bit unconventional as a name, but it's also something fundamentally associated with comfort and warmth and home. Love it

 

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it's sweet

and Carpet will be fine. he's obviously had no trouble repeatedly finding his way into your place, and he knows the neighbourhood.

 

[Ms T]

Carpet started as a bit of a joke but has stuck.

So the plan was to let him out before breakfast so he would come back for food. I opened the door and he refused to go out until he'd had some food. He's out now, exploring the garden. I need to get him to come through the cat flap so it can register his chip.

 

[scifisam]

I like Carpet as a name but can imagine you don't really want to have to call that out in the garden too often.

 

[Epona]

I like Carpet as a name but can imagine you don't really want to have to call that out in the garden too often.

I only have 1 cat with a conventional name (Jacob, he's only called Jacob when he is being naughty though, he is Jakey the rest of the time), the others are Radar and Sonic Boom. I really wish we hadn't told the vet the name "Sonic Boom" though, because whenever we are called into the consulting room, everyone looks around. We just call him Sonic. Or Sonster the Monster, when he's being naughty.

 

[Mogden]

I really wanted to call Wilbur Wilburforce as it reads together very comedically with my surname but I forgot when he was vet registered. He still gets called that longer name when he's done wrong though. My cat names come mostly from personal interests so 1 cricket one, 2 Pearl Jam and 1 favourite food related

Carpet is an ace cat name!

 

[scifisam]

Perry was named after Perry the Platypus, but officially he's Peregrine Montague. R thinks that Perry is a weird name for a cat and apparently people are always telling her that, but whatever. Moonie was named by the shelter.

J and I decided today that next we want to adopt a really fat white or grey cat and name it Dumpling.

 

[Epona]

I really wanted to call Wilbur Wilburforce as it reads together very comedically with my surname

It actually kind of cracks me up every time the vet calls us in by the cat name plus our surname. I feel like reminding the vet that it's not like we gave birth to the cat or anything.

I once got really cross about a reminder letter for vaccinations being addressed not to me, but to Radar using his name and our surname. Dear Radar, can you please remind your humans that you are due for your vaccinations.... AAARGH NO! I told the vet I thought it was ridiculous and it didn't happen again after that. I love my cats, but I don't go for that sort of cutesy shit, and when it comes down to it, we're the ones that pay the vet bills, so correspondence should be addressed to us. Not some fluffy layabout who sleeps 16 hours a day and has no income to pay for vaccinations.

 

[Ms T]

I hate that cat mummy / fur baby shit too.

Carpet didn't leave the garden and came in when I shook the treats. I'm going to leave the cat flap unlocked from now on and see what happens. He's used it before, illicitly, so I'm sure he'll work it out eventually.

 

[Epona]

I hate that cat mummy / fur baby shit too.

Carpet didn't leave the garden and came in when I shook the treats. I'm going to leave the cat flap unlocked from now on and see what happens. He's used it before, illicitly, so I'm sure he'll work it out eventually.

liking for your furbaby comment (I really can't bear any of that sort of nonsense), not the fact that Carpet hasn't come in yet - hopefully he'll be back soon

EDIT: Except apparently I can't read properly, he did come back in - I think I need to go to Specsavers

 

[Ms T]

liking for your furbaby comment (I really can't bear any of that sort of nonsense), not the fact that Carpet hasn't come in yet - hopefully he'll be back soon

I think you misread my post. He is back! And just clawed my leg trying to play with the cord to my dressing gown.

He's also tucking into the other cats' biscuits. Hendrix is looking pissed off but is too lazy / wussy to do anything about it. I also suspect he and Dylan have sent Carpet to Coventry. Poor Carps is desperate to be friends but they are ignoring him.

 

[Epona]

I think you misread my post. He is back! And just clawed my leg trying to play with the cord to my dressing gown.

Yeah, I realised I'd misread and edited my post accordingly, I've had to rearrange my monitors due to lack of desk space and the one I am using to view the internet is not in an optimal viewing range. I need a bigger desk.

 

[Epona]

You know what though, I set up our new, bigger, very clean and completely spotless gaming monitors on Wednesday night. Spotlessly clean. Thursday morning I got up and there were grimy pawprints on the screens, as if some cat had been investigating them I even know which cat it was by the shape and size of the pawprints (SONIC you little horror!!!!)

 

[Mogden]

I dig the fur babies thing. I'm cutesy and stuff and very much their Moma. I love it when they get cat food coupons and things addressed to them. I do spend an awful lot of time with them right now. It's going to be difficult going back to work properly again.

 

[Libertad]

Carpet started as a bit of a joke but has stuck.

So the plan was to let him out before breakfast so he would come back for food. I opened the door and he refused to go out until he'd had some food. He's out now, exploring the garden. I need to get him to come through the cat flap so it can register his chip.

Our hedge-stray Lucy was also a Carpet. She was very gymnastic and earned herself the name Olga Carpet.

 

[KatyF]

I got in late last night and I was using the loo one of my cats sat at my feet with a mouse in her mouth. Delightful. Managed to get the mouse from her and pop it outside hopefully to live a life elsewhere. If I'd not had a few beers I wouldn't have been brave enough to pick the mouse up!

 

[scifisam]

Perry being my baby. He's happier about it than he looks here - he turned his head to snuggle in, purring

 

[Epona]

I got in late last night and I was using the loo one of my cats sat at my feet with a mouse in her mouth. Delightful. Managed to get the mouse from her and pop it outside hopefully to live a life elsewhere. If I'd not had a few beers I wouldn't have been brave enough to pick the mouse up!

Last time I took a mouse off one of my cats, the wee fucker ran up my arm and down my back, straight into the prowling mess of cats at my feet.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I wish I'd thought to register Peg with her full name. And also that of her tail, since they really have to go in for an examination together.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Oh heck, now I really wish I'd registered Charlie with his full name. I'd have loved to hear them shout out, "Charlie of Doom, and Gerald [his tail]."

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Oh heck, now I really wish I'd registered Charlie with his full name. I'd have loved to hear them shout out, "Charlie of Doom, and Gerald [his tail]."

 

[Vintage Paw]

If I haven't previously mentioned (come on, I'm sure I have), Peggy's full name and title is: Agent Peggy Carter, and Jarvis [her tail].

 

[Ms T]

Carpet is not that interested in going outside.

 

[colacubes]

A free cat explores his kingdom for the first time this morning. I await his gifts of gratitude with trepidation

 

[High Voltage]

It looks like Clive might be gradually coming around to being stroked . . . after a cautious hand sniff he ducked down underneath my hand and had a good old stroke

Same again this morning - bit of a hand sniff and then once again, ducked under my hand for another stroke . . . then rolled onto his side and, almost, had a bit of a tummy rub . . . maybe that's a step too far at the moment

Also, Mrs Voltz is getting "in on the action" as well

 

[Epona]

Radar's eye was really sore when we went to bed last night, not sure what he's done to himself, as he was in the bedroom by himself yesterday evening, nesting in our bed. Was still red this morning so we're off up the vet in a minute

 

[Manter]

Hope Radar is Ok!

Ghengis has a ridiculous pedigree name I can't even remember. Ghengis Cat was the silliest name that we could think of when he was just a little ball of white fluff. But he gets called idiot cat, furry fuckwit, furball and G-Cat, mostly

 

[fishfinger]

Hope Radar is Ok!

Ghengis has a ridiculous pedigree name I can't even remember. Ghengis Cat was the silliest name that we could think of when he was just a little ball of white fluff. But he gets called idiot cat, furry fuckwit, furball and G-Cat, mostly

He's such a cutie and definitely the most un-Ghengis cat I've ever seen

 

[Manter]

He's such a cutie and definitely the most un-Ghengis cat I've ever seen

We joke we have named both cat and boy after great dictators. I think my father in law thinks we are serious....

 

[fishfinger]

We joke we have named both cat and boy after great dictators. I think my father in law thinks we are serious....

Your son is named Saddam?