Yes, I can say it now because it is official. The shelter checked out my references and I "passed." I am now free to adopt the long-haired orange cat I went back to see a second time today.
He is a mush. Very sweet, gentle and mellow personality. He's just five months old. He and two siblings, both of whom were already adopted, were found with their mother living under a house in a not so nice town.
He's been there about a month and I was surprised no one had taken him yet, because he's very cute, but maybe it's because his photo was not up on their website yet. So no one would know about him unless they came to the shelter, and I think a lot of people like me browse www.petfinder.com before deciding which shelter(s) to visit.
The parents are still feral and loose, but I think they caught the mother and spayed her. I'm told that my cat is the spitting image of his dad, while his mother was a calico.
So would you like to help me name him? I have settled on two names that I like, though if you have others I'm all ears. Since he is a beautiful rusty orange, i was thinking either 1. Apricot, or 2. Luther.
I always wanted a cat named Luther. Don't know why. As for Apricot, it's a bit long, but I could see myself calling him "Appy" for short, which rhymes with "Happy."
Help Me Name the Orange Guy
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Congratulations!
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I like Luther. Two syllables and the only time you'll be saying Luther is for the cat. No possibility of confusing kitty when you say, "thank you for the apricot jam".
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In Texas at least, the max for unemployment is $392/wk as far as I've been able to tell.
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I think Luther would be good too.
Congrats on your new "baby". I hope the two of you are together a long long time.
February 17th, 2009 at 07:21 am 1234855297
It's great that you are thinking ahead and creating a "Plan B" in case of layoff. Hopefully, you will not have to collect unemployment, but it is reassuring that you can make it financially.
February 17th, 2009 at 01:40 pm 1234878057
I used to have a long-haired yellow cat named Nellow, as in Yellow-Nellow. I think we misheard the lyrics to the Donovan song.
February 17th, 2009 at 02:15 pm 1234880134
I must have culturally missed something - how does Luther translate or connect to orange?
Another thought at first was Tangerine which could be shortened to Rina for a girl, Tanger for a boy.
Anyway, my snuggles to the kitty for finding such a good home!
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Lola
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I would definitely go with Luther. A male name, for a male cat.
February 17th, 2009 at 08:06 pm 1234901166
I like Luther. Luther-Luther-Luther...kind of a tounge twister in a fun way!
Congratulations. Hope he brings you great joy.