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It all started 13 years ago with a trip to the local animal hospital to look at kittens with my mother and younger sister. We all fell in love with this extremely rambunctious and adorable black and white kitty. My mother allowed my sister and I to name him. The popular video game at the time was Sonic the Hedgehog, the speedy little blue guy. Although we did not have a blue kitten, he was sure speedy so “Sonic” his name became.

Well, as Sonic grew up he sort of outgrew his name. He turned out to be a LARGE Kitty, and speedy he was not! He is now around 20 pounds and is diabetic in his old age but he sure is an affectionate guy.

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We found our kitten abandoned in our shed and fell in love with her. At the time she was tiny – smaller that a Beanie Baby.

Since we were living in Greece at the time, I wanted to name her Athena Sophia but the name “Baby Cat” is what stuck. I guess it just seemed appropriate given that she was, in fact, a baby cat. Her nickname though is Sakoola, the Greek word for “bag”, because she loves to climb into bags. Its hard to imagine life without her. She has and continues to be a true blessing!

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Pet Name: Lilly
Owners: Maria & Scott

Lilly is a Ragdoll (a breed of cat that goes limp when you pick them up) and she is the darling of our household. She joined our family just before Easter four years ago, and since Lily’s are popular during that time of year and we wanted a feminine name, we thought that naming her after the flower would be perfect.

Lilly is very affectionate and loves to be with us all the time. She’s a lot more vocal and adventurous than the average Ragdoll and it’s not unusual to see her climbing to the highest ledges and shelves in the house.

When we first got her as a kitten, she was a Maniac…and I say that with a capital ‘M’! Our household was turned upside down as she tore through it, terrorizing our other cat and destroying the curtains. We thought that we would have to return her to the breeder, who kept saying “don’t worry, she’ll calm down.” To be honest, we didn’t really believe her, but at some point, Lilly did calm down – and now we can’t imagine our lives without her!

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Although she was 4 years old when I adopted her, Suki took to her new home as if she has always lived here. She had been in a small cage at the local shelter for over a month, so I guess she was just really relived to be out. She’s very easy-going, loves to sleep and loves to explore places where she shouldn’t be! Whenever I turn on a flash light or laser pointer, she gets very excited and starts to ‘talk’ and chirp. It’s very cute and funny to watch. Suki is a wonderful companion, and I’m very glad we found each other.

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Pet Name: Chocky
Owner: Maria

This is probably an example of what you should NOT name a cat! In my defense, I was only 6 years old when I decided to name our new kitten “Chocolate Fart Bum”. I can’t exactly remember why I chose this name…I think it had something to do with the kitten’s sensitive stomach. In any event, when my mother was asked the cat’s name on her first visit to the vet, she quickly replied “er…um…ch…CHOCKY!” And so, Chocky it became.

Chocky was a Siamese/stray cat mix. Besides her lovely nature and the fact that she used to love to go on long walks with us, the most remarkable thing about her was that when her mother died unexpectedly, Chocky took over the litter of her half-brothers and sisters, and even though she had been spayed and never had a litter of her own, she started lactating and feeding them! She lived to be 16, and we all miss her dearly to this day.

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