How do you name a cat?
Mine is Astero.
The problem with cats is that either theyāre too stupid to tell their name in a casual conversation, or too arrogant to deign themselves to react to their name uttered casually by the hands. 
But yes, it is quite shocking that weāve come across some species which share a part of our ability to communicate through structured sounds. We really canāt fathom what is the world through a dog or a catās brain, but a part of that world is telling which of the endless random sounds we do are related to them being rewarded in some way that makes sense to both of us.
I mean, maybe a dog canāt aspire to anything higher than having its anus licked, but we neither know nor want to knowā¦ 
So calling them āMynameforyouā with that voice is good enough.
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Weāve had many cats, and remember each oneā¦
Baldufa 
(spinning top), ++18 years old from multiorganic failure
Menuda (little one) ++7 years old from cancer, we euthanized her
Unnamed 
++weeks old, died the second day after rescue before we could take him to a veterinary
Taxi ++3 years old for unknown cause, I suspect a heart worm detached and obstructed an artery
Bogart ++9 years old from stress and stop eating, leading to liver and kidney failure, we euthanized him eventually
Dina (from dynamite) ++17 years old from multiorganic failure, we euthanized her, was our last one
Felix ++unknown, was rehomed after a sudden and absurdly severe allergy to cats
Lady ++11 years old from unknown cause, heart worms suspect again
Boira (fog) ++unknown, was rehomed after a sudden and absurdly severe allergy to cats
All them were rescues but Dina (rehomed to us), Lady (born at home) and Boira (rehomed to us)
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Sandy - we had mice so we installed a predator. She was an orange tabby
Blackie - her daughter. We rehomed the litter and kept her. Mostly black.
Robin - rescue and rehomed her. Siamese
Tiger - rescue. We kept him. Orange tabby
Pearl - his sister. Rehomed. Orange tabby
Alley - feral juvenile cat. We caught and rehabilitated her. Grey cat.
Those are all cats from my childhood. I havenāt had cats since until the two I have now.
Daisy and Blossom - brother and sister.
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Iāve been wondering how to answer thisā¦ Iāve never named a cat before. Someone else always wanted to do the naming. I never have. I named a goat, but never a cat. The goat was named Dodger.
I never realized that before. Ive had many dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens and Iāve never done the naming. Just that goat.
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Stupid question of the day would be what happened to the goat, and did you care?
MIne is MIndy , but never use her name, she comes running when I make a kissing sound.
She on the other hand is very talkative, thinks I understand Cat
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The goat got sold off by my dad one day. I did care. It was my favorite pet ever.
He was an all white Billie goat and taller than I was at the time when he reared up on his back legs. Weād face off and heād rear up, dip his head down, and meet my charge with a very gentle head butt. It was his favorite game.
After hearing lots of stories, my wife bought me a full sized goat stuffed animal. It stands on my headboard.
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Oh, yes of course, their fursā¦
Baldufa (spinning top), ordinary tabby cat (mostly brown) ++18 years old from multiorganic failure
Menuda (little one), ordinary tabby cat (mostly gray) ++7 years old from cancer, we euthanized her
Unnamed ++weeks old, died the second day after rescue before we could take him to a veterinary
Taxi (orange tabby) ++3 years old for unknown cause, I suspect a heart worm detached and obstructed an artery
Bogart (black with yellow eyes and a silly white puff in the belly) ++9 years old from stress and stop eating, leading to liver and kidney failure, we euthanized him eventually
Dina (from dynamite) (siamese/white tabby hybrid with pale blue eyes. The father was a in and out of home pet grade siamese and scattered a few litters all over the placeā¦ ++17 years old from multiorganic failure, we euthanized her, was our last one
Felix white and tabby cat ++unknown, was rehomed after a sudden and absurdly severe allergy to cats
Lady white and tabby, child of Dina and Felix with amazing deep blue eyes ++11 years old from unknown cause, heart worms suspect again
Boira (fog) gray with yellow eyes, no breed, just a house cat ++unknown, was rehomed after a sudden and absurdly severe allergy to cats
Also, mandatory pet tax, Ladyās impressive eyes in 2006:
You should have seen her live, the shade shifted with ambient lightā¦
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That is a very beautiful cat!
Thatās an unusual place to use a sticky trapā¦
EDIT: The picture is Glenduilās and I assume those are his cats as well. I just reposted it to inquire about the sticky trap, which I found funny in that spot.
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We havenāt lived here long so they were used in many places. We got good results there.
Nice cat - I want it
Me too
When I want Astero to come, i just say cat in chinese and he will come, havenāt use his real name for a long time.
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Forward me 100b isk.
I feed this stray cat twice a day with small tray of cat food. They are the middle range in quality and he had been with me outside since he was a kitten born under the unit block
He doesnāt get along with my George and even though I have tried to find him a forever home he is my outside cat who in the afternoon will even follow me when Iām outside.
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The cat is George, @Iceacid_Frostpacker ās lord and master.