Do any of you actually call your cats by their names?

Yes, he knows his name and he comes running.

He also knows the dogs name, and the dog knows his name. Can't possibly miss out on any treats the other one might be getting.

Cheddar Biscuit has a lot of nicknames. Mr Biscuit. Lord Cheddington von Biscuit shorts. Little Baby Biscuit Boy. Master Biscuits. Cheds. Little Lad. Just a guy. Simply a fella.

We have options :3

I call my cat by his name (and sing songs with his name substituted into the lyrics) all the time.

He’s deaf.

I usually call him by criminal terms. Gangster, crook, thief, robber, vandal and such.

Absolutely, among other names. She's usually Margot, sometimes Meemers, Marmar, or Margalos, and sometimes she's Stop Screaming.

Miso gets called 'Miso', but also 'Mimis', 'Mrs. So', 'Jennifer Mimiston', 'Miso the Lioma', and 'Mi'.

Mittens certainly thinks her name is "Pss pss pss"

When she's in trouble. So most of the time. Otherwise instead of Moonbeam it's missy-moo, cat, moo-moo, missy, miss kitty, or monster.

Only Elliot because he knows his name and runs over when you call him. Sometimes he goes by "not my cat" when I'm looking for my cat and he shows up. (He is my partner's cat)

Sully knows her name but dgaf and only reacts when she's in trouble and I bring out the big guns (Sullivan). She's usually just "my little girl" or "my little angel" otherwise.

No I don't have a favourite why do you ask

Yes, all the time. One reacts to it like a dog would react to their name, and will even move toward you to see why they were called. The other one never really reacts different, just facing them and making a noise gives the same reaction., name or no name.

I frequently add 'cat' to the name, so Zola becomes Zolacat, Dora is DoraCat and Bella is BellaCat or the BellaMonster

I call my cat by his name, "buddy", or just "cat" sometimes.

Never "my son"
Ever

My cat is named Loki, and it suits him perfectly cause he's a bit of a fuckhead🤣

He only answers to "Mr. Kitty," and you have to say it like "Meeewster Kitty" or he will completely ignore you.

Kahn gets boy cat, Kahn coy Kahn, and kitten

Minh gets kitten and spiteful bitch. She hates everyone and makes sure that dogs and cats alike always have food and water with her judgmental Meow and death stare. Don’t you dare touch her though.

I call the cat that shits on my floors any of the below

• you fat bitch
• shitnugget
• mcshits
• turd factory
• Darth Tater
• lump
• useless lump
• dumbass
• fuzzy bitch
• quazishitsomuch
• turdfuckin
• princess shits-alot
• hello shitty

One of mine is officially Sparkles, but he get called Floofy Doofkins, Sparkle Bear, Spark, Lazy Lion, Lounging Lion, Shitty Kitty, and Pretty Kitty.

He knows all of them.

His sister is Ember, but we call her Tiny Tiger too. She responds to neither 😂

When we had several, I tended to use the name only to distinguish them; otherwise, they were all simply "cat".

Yes, having multiple cats, they clearly understand their name.

Yes. All the time. She doesn't care but I still call her.

Booker gets yelled at a lot so he very much knows his name well. He also knows Book or BookBookBookBook.

Hollow on the other hand does get called by his name, but he couldn't care less. They both do get called several nicknames as well.

I call mine 貓貓 (maau¹ maau¹)

They only get called by their names when they're in trouble. Otherwise Laszlo becomes "Zozo" (sometimes "Cinnamon Bear") and Pica becomes "Lala" (sometimes "Fluffy Ninja").

well yes but she's also mommy's good girl and also mommy's happy cat

100% I also have a lot of nicknames for the lil bastard.

I'm not good with nicknames. I call mine either "boy," "my boy," "squishy," "swishy," "lovey." My wife calls him "perfect angel baby." She's better at nicknames than I am. 🙂

Sometimes, but usually I have nickmames for them, so Maggie is Maggs, Maggles, Magalicious, Maggalopolis, Maggapotamous, and my favorite name for her, Mama Bear.

Monty is “the boy”, “little man”, or “mun bruv”.

Okie is “little miss”.

I have "fat fuck" and "sheit for brains". Love them to bits.

I don't think I've ever called a cat by its name. Depending on what they're doing it's either "hey", "pspsps", or snapping fingers. I don't think the cats care either. But names are useful when talking to other humans like "Muffin picked a fight with Potato yesterday. Potato won"

Lubochka / Lulu / Bochka / Bobo / Booboo / Baby / BB

Nope. I rarely call Trouble by her full name but Princess Peanut Trouble Sparkle knows when she fucked up. Her sister has a name but shows up to "Honey". Their older brother has only ever used "Dmitri" at the vet and is "hey old man" at home.

I usually just shonen anime fight scene scream 'caaaAAAaaat' from accross the room to get their attention.

Yeah, i always call her by her name, gusfraba, krampu's little helper

Almost everyday, but mostly a shorthand or a handful of nicknames.

When i'm not making cat sounds I say "you" when talking to her

Yes, and they both know their names and come when called. If they feel like it or are hungry.

My Pyrenees is my big baby. My Yorkie is my little man. My orange cat is "fat bad." My other pets have names that are too fun, not to say. I got "bucket." She's a tabby named bucket. I got "meow san" because her automatic feeder came from Japan, and it had an audio feature that said, "meow-san. "Monkey" is meow-sans sister. My partner picked that name. Hearing her call her name makes me HAVE to call her monkey. They're both too sweet.

Dude, I think we have over 30 cats. It's a farm, though. (Not the owner)

Edit: "Hey butthole"

My cat's name is pstpstst

We have two cat, both female, and neither goes by their registered name.

One was mine from before I moved in with my partner. Her actual name is masculine and uncapitalized. But we only use that name for vet visits, and to differentiate her from our other cat. Otherwise, she is just Kitty, or "Wow," after the sound she typically makes.

The other cat we adopted together, and has a female name that is properly capitalized. We normally call her one of dozens of nicknames, though most of those are derived from her name and not just random terms of endearment.

Ours is usually baby boy, horrible beast, buddy, or nutty buddy. If it’s his actual name, it’s usually because I’m gasping it out and scolding him for doing something naughty.

My housemates have an odd mix of nicknames for their cats. One of them has a shortened name, two of them tend to get extra syllables added to their names, and the last one, Goku, is just Goku.

I usually can't keep all their names straight, so when one of them bugs me, I tend to just point at it and say "...cat".

I will often call her name, Triscuit, but also lovingly call her 'fuzzy girl' all the time.

Sometimes. Other times just called him by nicknames like mate or dickhead. Depending on what he did.

My cats name is Chanelle, but I rarely call her that. Her nickname is kitty cat ribs the 2nd, but I usually call her either kitty or ribs. Back story behind the nickname is my best friend had a cat when we were kids, and when he'd annoy him he'd threaten to cook him up like a rack of baby back ribs, so we started calling him kitty cat ribs.

Nope.

Always one of 3 or 4 nicknames.

The only cat I really talk to is a stray born on my patio I named Princess. She only comes when I call her by name.

Harley was a 7 year old we brought home from the shelter, and she already knew her name so we didn't have a lot of latitude to change it on the fly.

However, she did respond just as well to "Barley", so that became her new name, with the standard variety of variants like "Barles" (said like "Charles"), "Barlow" or "Barlikins".

My cat only had a couple. My dogs, however, they have probably a dozen each.

I have many names for them, though, only one it's the official name. Nevertheless, I call them by their nicknames, which are numerous.

Oh yes. I call them by their names and they know their names.

My ex fiancee named my last cat Mittens, but I pretty much always just called her "Kitty". She responded to it, but I always kinda got the impression she responded to me in particular over whatever I called her.

I call Levi by his name, but when he's playing up my partner (who is from Singapore) calls him AYO UNKER GET DOWN AH

Both Mimi and her son Zigou respond to their names. Orange Zigou is not the brightest, so I value and use the fact the he did learn his own name.

I call my cat Sydney by a few names. Mr kitty, Mr meow, or buddy.

But in will call him by his name every once in a while.

I exclusively call Simon by his name. He knows when I'm talking to or about him!

Ada was always Ada or little girl.

Manuel is more “Little man” or “manny boo” or “shutthefuckupIhavetoworksoyoucaneat”

Only by her name Luigi, so she'll learn it. That way I KNOW she's ignoring me.

I almost exclusively use ridiculously cutesy nicknames for them because they are perfect.

Nope, he gets called Meow Meows or Kitties.

Yes shortened nicknames mostly

I call my cat by his name. Not his full name, just the first name unless he's being formally introduced or in a lot of trouble.

I actually call the kitten kitten often. Or by your username, lol. Cats are dinguses! Sometimes I call her gremlin or Muppet (she's so soft and fuzzy and huggable like I imagine a Muppet)

Her government name is for the vet!

mostly... Gadget becomes Gadg or Gadgeypoo, Nova becomes Nova beans.

Cthulhu gets called whatever name we currently feel she deserves - Lady Meowington, Catthulhu, Catto, Little Miss Muggins. We would only use her actual name to call her/scold her for being naughty

His name is Rio (sing it). Alternatively called 'Mr Krasnapolsky' or 'Laddy'or 'Mr Pussycat'.

I mostly call mine by her name, but sometimes she's Lil Stinky Butt, sometimes Miss Ma'am (especially when she's in trouble), lately she's been Freebird because she keeps trying to get out the doggy door with the puppies. Edit: In the time since I've posted this, she's also gone by Honey Buns and Little Miss.

My cat knows his name. Best part is, he'll respond if I talk to him.

Sometimes. Usually I do a lengthier riff on it.

I have 2, Link and Phoebe.

I'll do a "Linky Link" and "BB Phoebe" (as in baby) because I refuse to acknowledge that she's not still a baby.

Yep, they know their names but are typical cats in not consistently listening when I call them.

On more than one occasion have I seen acquaintances try to reason with their cats and warn them that if they don't stop doing this or that then they will face various consequences, and when the cat inevitably keeps doing it because they literally don't speak human language, they punish them. Some people anthropomorphize their pets to a disturbing degree and talk to them like children would to an imaginary friend. It's deeply unsettling to me.