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What words do you use for cats? Cat, Kitty, Kitty cat, Pu$$y cat or...?  email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats 4 years ago

I have a web site of cat information and cat products. www.boomspress.com/KittyLovers.html Having a web site means picking the right key words, just like we do here on myLot. Because it's at related, I put in every possible way of referring to cats including "pu$$y cat". Old ladies frequently use that term.

One of the search engines rejected the site due to "language that may be inappropriate". I'm sure that one word put it in the naughty category. Even here, I'm afraid of censorship or being put in the adult category when there is nothing adult about pets. Well the adult in the household is ultimately the one responsible to make sure the animals needs are taken care of, but you folks know what I mean.

What's with this world? I can't use a valid term from the dictionary for cat?I've also been censored on Yahoo dog discussions from referring to an intact female dog as a bltch. It is the proper term, but the censors think it's inappropriate. Another bad word. On a dog site. The computer generated sensors really need to be reconfigured to censer words on a site specific basis.

What will be next? We can't use the word stud anymore on jewelry, horse breeding or building sites just because the word could mean something else to dirty minds.

The Cat Lady


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1. myLot reputation of 73/100. divinchris (1107)   ranked 1,011 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

I like to use the word cat,since I have learnt that C is for Cat from my school days I don't find another good word for that.I'm comfortable with that word,I prefer to call my cat by its name.Happy mylotting


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

I remember that from when I was young, back when dinosaurs walked on earth. I also use my cat's names. But for a website I needed to think of every word someone might goggle.


myLot reputation of 73/100. divinchris (1107)   ranked 1,011 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

Thanks for giving me best response!You gave my first best response.I will never forget you.Thank You so much.Happy mylotting

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2. myLot reputation of 40/100. avranesjr (761)   4 years ago

Kitty Kitty. My cat's name is Iggy, so they both sound kind of the same.


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

They do. Did you name her after Iggy in Fried Green Tomato's?


myLot reputation of 40/100. avranesjr (761)  4 years ago

I named him after Iggy Pop.

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3. myLot reputation of 62/100. kayeshayne21 (3983)   4 years ago

i usually call some cats miming on kittens and mimiang for the old ones.


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

My folks had a cat named Mimi. I think it's baby in Polish.

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4. myLot reputation of 85/100. chichong (1335)   4 years ago

I call cats "miawmiaw"..... cause I think its cute and cool....just like my dogs name chichong......happy


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

That is cool. BTW Your dog is cute.

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. kellys3ps (3648)   ranked 4,851 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

I always say cat or kitty.

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6. myLot reputation of 17/100. ColdSunshine (513)   4 years ago

My cats and my husbands cats are called cats, or they are called by their names. We have nick names for all our pets and we use them when we're loving on them or playing with them.


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

Thanks. I love nick names for my babies. My favorite generic nickname is pumkin or pumkin head. It's really common, but it fits so many animals somehow.

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7. myLot reputation of 82/100. Greeneagle24 (3710)   4 years ago

the SWEET and CUTE LOVELY CAT. you think that sounds cute.

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8. myLot reputation of 97/100. Aurone (2819)   ranked 24 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

I usually use, kitty, kitten or meower when referring to or calling my cats. Sometimes I call my cat Carlye, Carlye Cat cause its nice syntax.


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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (6097)   ranked 71 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

hahaha.. yes isnt it the truth! One cannot use several words because suddenly they are unacceptable. There are more american sites that are rather careful about 'cuss' words referring to body parts or people.. and yes, it is comical when you cannot use the proper name for something becuase the word itself has become bastardized to mean something awful or degrading.

I remember a couple of months back I misspelled a word( as is my norm these dyslexic days) and got 'the red message' and I went totally blank for a split second or 5.. while I figured what this guy had actually done!!

I couldnt use another word either, at least nothing that came to mind, and it was a legit word, so I had to substitute other symbols.. no comment was made in the post so I assume that people understood and know that we shall not curse.

as far as terms for our cat now gone.. we said his name and attached the cat term, katt(swedish) or alternately poes( dutch) becuase you know how people fuss and baby their felines..wink


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

It's a shame that good words have been hijacked by potty mouths and we can't use them for their correct meaning. The American sites are strict about it, but there are so many people in America who curse when there is no reason to. When I was a kid even saying d@m was unacceptable. It was cursing.

I do fuss over my kitties. They are wonderful little angles.

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10. myLot reputation of 98/100. pyewacket (12221)   ranked 13 out of 5,816 in cats   4 years ago

Don't know how I missed this discussion...LOL--oh wow I went to that website of yours and love it....I now have that black kitty widget on my profile...that is so adorable! Had to get it myself.
Well as far as the words go--it's unfortunate that common legit terms used for cats, female dogs, etc, now have other meanings to them. For the word cat(s) I usually now just use cat, kitty or furbaby..LOL


myLot reputation of 94/100. TheCatLady (2752)   ranked 46 out of 5,816 in cats  4 years ago

A friend made me that website. It's kinda cool.thumbup She maintains it for the real estate on top. Her links. I found that widget and had her add it. If I like it other kitty people such as yourself will too.

I know you like black cats. Yours is a looker. I want a black cat so bad. Somehow every black kitten I get dumped on me ends up getting adopted. I can't pass up a really good adoption just because I want the cat for myself. I'm not a hoarder. One black kitten was adopted to a pet sitting client of mine, so I still get to see her. She is exactly the cat I want, but she has a better quality of life living with only one other cat and 3 dogs. Not a dozen or so cats that I have.

You might like this site http://www.theurbancatproject.org/. thumbupIt's a friends cat adoption sight. She's also a die hard cat person. The Urban Cat Project's site doesn't have the cute widget, but it has great furbabys, plus some good links on cat information. Three of the fur babies in the adopted section were once mine. It cost a small fortune to fly the to the United States for adoption. They got wonderful new homes.

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