I always call mine “bro” or “my son”. Rarely do I ever actually say his name lol.

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    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.

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

    He’s deaf.

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

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    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.

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

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    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

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    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.

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

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    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 😂

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

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      Yes, call them by their names all the time, but also use a lot of nicknames, like stinky/stinkies when they’ve done their business but left the crime scene partially uncovered.

      Also use putty or puttyputty a lot lately.

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    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.