Carlo and Bunny

That’s what we’ve named the new foster kittens; the boy is named Carlo and the girl is named Bunny.  We were working on the theme, “Names of rich European aristocrats who own their own yacht and a chalet in Switzerland.” Actually, we went through a lot of variations, and I wanted to call the boy “Quinn”, but it wasn’t Flippy’s first choice.  We agreed on Carlo, and then toyed with “Bianca” and “Isabella” as names for the girl, but suddenly Flippy started to call her “Bunny”, and it stuck.  The kitten does have large ears for her size, and she’s white, so she could pass for a bunny.  I hope you all approve, but even if you don’t, know that whomever adopts them will probably rename them.  Did I ever post that “Fannie Mae” was renamed “Sweetie”, and “Freddie Mac” was renamed “Rufus”, by the woman who adopted them?

Because the little girl looks like a little polar bear, I thought an Inuit name might be cute.  I looked on a list of Inuit words and found “Miki”, which means “small”, but it didn’t really grab me.  Then I found the name “Nukka”, which means “little sister”, and I felt it was perfect.  I asked Flippy was she thought of the name “Nukka”, and she liked it.  As one final test, I threw the word “Nukka” into a search engine to see if I could find other people talking about giving that name to their pets.  To my shock, I found out that “Nukka” is a word I shouldn’t never say, use, or write, ever again.  It’s been adapted into a slang expression by the hip-hop culture, and even though I’ve never heard of it, I don’t want the name to cause problems with people who have heard of it.  I’ll have to ask Flippy’s nephews if it’s commonly used.  Regardless, Nukka was out as a name choice.

Both Carlo and Bunny seem to be doing very well, and they’re very active and curious.  They both do a bit of that ticking/purring, and they like to crawl up my shirt and cuddle under my neck.  I’m still nervous about them at this age, especially after Miles went downhill so quickly back in January.  For some reason they don’t even want to sleep in the spot I put them (and I’ve got the same crate/heating pad setup I always use for kittens), and I can’t figure out if they’re too warm or if they’re just fidgety.  The crate seems to be a perfect temperature to me, and there are no hot spots, but I often go down to find them sleeping on the coldest, unheated part of the crate, sometimes without even a towel over or under them.  I worry they’ll catch a chill, but they seem determined to have their own way.

This is a time when I really wish I had either my Pet Intensive Care Unit or a Digital Brooder, because either would help me control heat and humidity perfectly.  I made some bonus money for working extra-hard last month, and thought about getting one, but neither company answered my pre-purchase emails!  Neither of them!  My emails didn’t bounce back to me, either, and they had subject titles like “Inquiry about acrylic AICU”.  I guess those companies don’t want me as a customer, so if anyone knows of similar units for sale elsewhere, please let me know.  It would be great to own a brooder-type unit given that we own so many parrots, too.  Money around here as the lifespan of a fruitfly, so while I’m out of it right now, I hope to have some again soon.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 03/26 at 02:55 AM

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  1. I think ‘Bunny’ is especially appropriate for when she gets older and starts doing that adorable kitten bunny-hop thing they do before they really grow up and start to walk and run with dignity.

    Posted by Diana  on  03/26  at  07:12 AM

  2. I read on a blog that Pookie, Garfield’s teddybear, is a rude name in Singapore. I forget the meaning, but it was bad.
    There’s a story that the Chevy Nova wasn’t selling well in Mexico and it took awhile for the executives to realize why. “No Va” is Spanish for “won’t go” or “doesn’t go” or “not going”. Oops!

    Posted by Victor Tabbycat's Mom  on  03/28  at  08:16 AM

  3. So, Diana, shall I wrap them up and ship them to you when they start bouncing?!  They’re sooooo cute… Carlo looks just like Mon Chi Chi.

    And VTM, how dare you say “Pookie” here wink

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  03/30  at  03:37 AM
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