A couple of years ago I introduced you to my two grandkitties, Annabelle (the white floof) and Delilah (or Lilah – the black floof).
However not long afterwards Miss 23 and her man adopted a kitten – around the time of her 21st birthday – which made them the proud parents of three fur babies! (And I thought *I* was a crazy cat lady!)
With Annabelle and Delilah having such elegant names, we were interested to see what they would name the new kitten. Many were tried – including Libby, and Peaches – but nothing seemed quite right.
Until they noticed their new kitten had a tendency to toot. Whenever she was picked up, she broke wind. When she was lying on the bed, she farted. When she was running around, she frumped and whiz-popped, dropped her guts and pooted …
Sometimes you could actually hear it; other times you just smelled it (and it was quite rotten!).
And so she was called Egg … and it stuck.
People are often startled and amused when they hear my daughter has a cat called Egg. While it is a bit of an unusual name, it does seem to suit her and now we can’t imagine her as anything else!
(Although … she did whisper to me once that her full name is actually Elizabeth. So I call her Miss Elizabeth Egg.)
Egg is quite a shy kitty. Unlike her sister Annabelle, who is extremely sociable and will greet you at the door demanding pats and wuv, or Lilah, who can be a little lazy but will usually come and see what all the fuss is about. Instead, Egg disappears whenever visitors come over. Her favourite hidey holes include under the quilt covers, and at the back of the shelf at the top of the wardrobe.
But I’m told that she is even more affectionate than the other two when it comes to her mama.
And what do Egg’s sisters think?
Lilah is convinced that Egg must be one of her kittens, and is often to be seen giving her a bath – even though Egg is probably bigger than her these days! It’s a bit hard to tell because Lilah is so fluffy.
And both of them let Egg know if she gets a bit too boisterous or demanding, with a quick cuff around the ears.
But mostly? They get along beautifully.
What’s the weirdest cat name you’ve ever come across?!