If you subscribe to the whole "Name-determines-personality" theory, you could end up with the world's most undignified cat.

Or one that likes cheese.

Or one who continues squeaking for the rest of her life, yeah. It's a danger. :-)

(But if she hadn't had at least the potential to squeak for the rest of her life, maybe the name would never have stuck!)

You could always shorten it to Mo.
(That is Mo. Not Moe. Or Kemonomimi for that matter)

ETA: Sorry. Nekomimi. Which is more accurate but rather mo-less. And yes, I did have to look that up.

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We did consider Neko ...

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Mouse is an excellent name for a fine cat. I miss my Mouse terribly, still.

And your Mouse carried her name well through the years, too. A good cat, she was.

I have never owned a cat with the gravitas necessary for a grown-up name, which would be why my Nefer is actually just Kitty (or Sweetie or Baby or Ittybittyprettykitty or Kittyball as the mood strikes).

The two cats we had when I was growing up were Dakota and Vermont, which got shortened to Deacon and Varmint in short order, which makes them sound like a Western buddy movie. Too bad they hated each other. XD

Love the icon ...

Mouse rocks!!!

-Ian

It really is her name, isn't it?

A friend of mine had a cat named Mouse, who lived to be 21. He sufficiently dignified the name that I don't think you have to worry about your Mouse outgrowing the name. :)

I couldn't tell from the picture, is Mouse a gray and white tuxedo kitty, or a black and white. I've had both varieties and have found them all to have wonderful personalities.

Black and white. Mogget's coloring, only fuzzier and longer-haired.

So, Mouse will look much like our Lovable. :)

Maybe somewhere halfway between Mogget and Lovable. :-)

Cats named Mouse seem to cope just fine. I have a cat named Minnow, after all. It's inevitable for a runt with mackerel stripes.

I was apparantly not reading when Mouse first was announced, but it is a purrfect name.

When my mother was growing up, her uncle had two cats. Dummy and Lousy.

I adore Tuxedo cats.

And it may turn out to be a hunting name.

Mouser, yes. :-)

Even if all she really hunts are flies and moths. Always a place for a Mighty Bug Hunter around here.

Well, she already is a Mighty Toe-Hunter.

---L.

I can't believe I somehow missed your earlier post about this (maybe I was in Wales?) - she is ADORABLE! And Mouse suits her just perfectly. :)

What a great name! --Liesl

Maybe her name will get longer as she does. Mouseketeer. Mousebane. Mousemenace. Notamouse.

Or maybe not. Will and I tried desperately to give our first cat a dignified name, but he insisted on Brain Damage. My mother was horrified, and would only refer to him as B.D. Which was fine with Brain Damage, since by any other name, he'd still drape himself over one's shoulders and purr and drool down one's arm.

I think "Mouse" is a much better name than "Kitty," which is what I would've given my kitten if I had one. :)

And better than Squeaker.

---L.

Adorable. I also love the tuxes.

If the True Name is Mouse, it will stick. If not,the True Name will make itself known. ;)

That's what we figure. :-)

I think also that sometimes, your baby name is not your adult name, and that's fine, too. The cat who is now very much Mogget was Bear as a kitten, but when he came to us, he was ready for a new name.

As in the Grey Mouser?

Maybe one day, but for today, just as in Mouse. :-)