What you name your cat is very important because believe it or not, cat's have the ability to recognise their names when you call out for them. Many of you might feel as though your cat doesn't respond to you when you call their names, and that is probably not for the reason you think. It is not that they don't know their name, or don't recognise it, but more likely that they are preoccupied in their expansive minds with thinking about something else.
Cat's can learn to respond to their name if you spend enough time repeating it to them. Pay particular attention to giving them names with long vowel sounds. Also try to avoid giving them names with too many syllables because it becomes difficult to repeat it consistently. Imagine trying to call out "Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth!" vs something like "Tutu!"
Another recommendation is to give your cat a (short) name which helps identify their unique personalities to people. If your cat is very similar in character to a person you know as Joey, then you can call them that to help match and identify their personalities and feelings which are familiar to us.
On the other hand, it is important to not damage our psychological perception of our cats by giving them names with negative connotations. Names such as "Smelly", "Stinky", "Fatty" are not ideal because the negative feelings towards these names may carry over to your treatment of your cat.
So how about it, want to share the names of your cat's with everyone?
