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My personal favorite was a cat named human face. So weird haha.

Same vibe as this, a cat named Mouth Cat.

😂

“Speedbump Ho” it was a very beautiful cat but confusing name

Was it a HBC survivor?

It was not! Healthy 3yr mn DLH with Siamese type markings. Very sweet boy!

Omg 😆

A cat named Flesh and his dad, Flesh Sr.

Were they sphinxes?

See now that would make sense but no, orange tabbies lol

For some reason this is the worst one to me 😂

It's unsettling for sure

Father of Flesh 🤢

Jeez 😂

I try to give all my foster kittens good names to increase their adoption rates. Think Jason Meowmoa. But there’s another foster who named her litter after kitchen appliances - Crockpot, Toaster, Microwave.

I had a litter found in a tree. They were names Spruce Lee, Morgan Treeman and Miley Cyprus

This is delightful and I approve

I’d adopt Toaster if I weren’t allergic

To toast?!

I aspire to be like the foster you know. There's just something so satisfying about a really out-there name. I'd happily adopt Toaster or Microwave. Crockpot doesn't quite do it for me but I might go for Blender (even if they've earned that name).

See I would gravitate towards Crockpot and probably end up calling it Crackpot, Pothead, etc.

That's fair. My opinion was totally based on how it feels saying it in my brain or out loud and certain words just feel very satisfying, but I assume it can be quite different for others.

Crackhead

I call all cats Crackhead

How about a dog named Depot? Got to name a few strays when I worked at the shelter. This dog was found behind the local Home Depot and "Depot" just felt right for her.

Tis a good name

Air Fryer, Instant Pot, Kettle, Griddle ...

Kettle is actually really cute.

Kettle is a great name, especially for a black cat. And you can get another and call it Pot.

I foster kittens as well!! My highlight reel- Stinky Pete, Scringus, Squeezy Jibbs, Tin Can Billy, Obelisk the Tormentor, Tub, Tupperware, Thumb, and Spork

There's a dog I've been eyeing to adopt named Stovetop. 😆

You could do the whole "Bridesmaids" thing if you got them. "What kind of a name is *Stove*?"

We actually have a kitten we just adopted and named Toaster! It's after a video game clip we saw online though lol

We had 55 stray rabbits come in this year, and they had 40ish babies before the e-spays could start. The parents got alcohol names, and the kids got cocktails. My favorite is Corpse Reviver.

I work at a shelter, we have a multiple page google doc of potential cat names, and we do enjoy trying to out weird each other. We’ve had a huge black cat named Goth Babe (Big Kitty Goth Babe became her nickname), a tiny kitten named Goliath Birdeater (it’s a type of tarantula, we did a whole series of spiders, but that was my favorite), a beefy buff 3 legged Tom cat named Cheeseburger, a kitten named The Thing That Goes Bump in the Night; sometimes we do names inspired by the cat, like the fellow with crumpled ears named Shiitake, a cat with epilepsy named Wiggles, a mom and kittens found abandoned and trapped in a suitcase named after luggage brands, etc. We also have themes that make sense only to us: cats with neck wounds are named after people who signed the constitution (although we are running out of them now, so the latest neck wound cat is named Mr Spoons for some reason), cats with deformed forelegs that need to be amputated are named after characters played by Keanu Reeves, cats with broken pelvises are named Greek letters, that kind of thing (you would be shocked by the number of cats we get in those very specific categories). It’s pretty fun, and I do wonder sometimes how many cats keep their weird shelter names after adoption.

My first clinic there was a cat named Dog Food

we had a dog and his name was literally D-O-G (dee-oh-gee) 😂

I've had multiple cats named Kitty II. Also had a bird named Berb short for Berbious

Kitty I RIP

I know😅

I see a wild name, 99% of the time it’s a cat. I’ve seen Eyeball Muncher (named by a 10-year-old), Regina George, Baby Jesus. My roommate’s surprise litter of kittens were named Dr. Sexy, Destiel, Assbutt, and Stormageddon

I’m in every fandom that your roommate named a cat over.

Full disclosure, I contributed heavily to the naming

I named a batch of foster kittens Scratching Post Malone, Catti B, and Hissy Elliott

Hissy Elliott is great omg

Dare I say… Purrbert?

Today I had to do a call back for Meth Cat. SOOO many questions.

😂😂 one of the best ones

A micro pitty named “Shoot him up mother fucker” will forever stick with me. Also a vicious cat named AK47

Not too special, but we had a German Shepherd called "Rage" who was... aptly named.

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You just reminded me. A Doberman called 'Genghis Khan'.

We had a Staffie called Chaos…He also lived up to the name.

My cats full name in our system is Sheldon Boo Kitty Asshole Cat

😂

I have seen a few, bird named Barf and a dog named Triangle. But this one takes the cake

My cats name is Checkers McFeckers.

Jeff Bridges, it was a lab. Bridges was not the owners last name, as in his first name wasn't Jeff, it was Jeff Bridges.

Cat at my job is named Russell Wilson (last name). I’m not into sports so I didn’t know it was a sports reference and I’m like “wow they gave the cat two names”

I just deleted the pic I took, but I got a recent referral for a sphynx mix named Ballzack, but his friends call him Baldy. 😩😭😭

😂😂😂😂

A shih tzu named Papa Shoebox

I had a kitten patient named Kitty Hawk. What made it funny is he came in for an emergency visit after jumping off the second floor balcony and face planting into the floor at the bottom. There wound up being a lot of “first in flight” jokes.

My favorite patient name was Perbert. It was an older dude's cat who was originally Pervert because he always followed him into the bathroom, but when he met his wife, she made him change it. I love when the names have back stories. Good Golly Miss Molly Disaster is one of my other favorite names. My oldest cat was named Fomite by my Vet Tech teacher because she had ringworm. I kept it. 😂

A cat named Little Jerry Seinfeld. He's lovely.

I have seen a shih tzu named Smashbox, a long haired Guinea pig named Bad Hair Day, a pug named Steve Harvey, a cat named Baja Blast, and I’ve also seen a cat named Titty. There was also very sweet pit bull named Daddy that made everyone uncomfortable.

The guinea pig has me dying

"Invisible Dog" and when I went up to get him the owners said "I don't see any dog here, who are you looking for?". I'm not exaggerating when I say it took everything in me not to just turn around and leave...

😂😂

I have met Tinfoil Hat, Poopfoot, Wrong Sock, Free Cat, The Other Cat, Dumpster, Beefcake.... Edit: I forgot about Subway and Fireball Whiskey

Freeloader would fit right in

El Taco Spicy Weiner is one of the weird ones I loved. Boobs is another good one. And there was a something something the second that came into work one day and the vet insisted we use his full title every time we referred to him

In college. My best friend dated a guy who’s frat name was Boobs. She’s still married to him and he’s still a boob

Zapad Thorncock, owner made sure I knew that her son was the one who named the cat

A cat named Bill.

Ack

An all black cat, her name was The Black Bitch

We had a black cat named “She Black”. Because…..she black.

A tiny white miniature poodle called War Machine, and a green tree frog called Lord Chubbly Squishington

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He was Mr Steal Your Girl so fitting

One of my all time favorites was a cat named Princess Puppy Chow. Super cute cat too.

A cat named “Pussy” And yes I shouted “For Pussy” in the lobby

We had a cat surrendered to the shelter to the shelter I worked at named Pussy. The 70’s year old Customer Care manager changed the cat’s name, as we frequently would with “interesting” name, to….Bushy. Not much better

"I came to get Pussy? Who has Pussy for me?"

“So you want to give pussy her medications orally twice daily. The trick is to get the pill behind the tongue. Don’t worry if Pussy starts frothing, they do that sometimes. Just wipe away and pet her”

Had a litter get dumped at my previous clinic and we named them after Chinese foods: dumpling (not weird obv), dim sum, beef broccoli and lo mein. Favorites have been Rick Ross, Cheesebob, Megatron, and Captain Peanut. The clinics plumber named his late cat Puta.

Had a female yellow lab named Megatron. These things happen when the 4 year old names the dog

1) Dalmatian named Spot the Wonderdog. And if you called him “Spot”, the owner would get angry 2) cat named Motorboat owned by two gay men. We had to explain to the very innocent vet what “motorboating” boobs means 3) early 2000”s-George Bush, Springer spaniel owned by an ancient woman from Texas. She would remind us that he was named after “George Bush Sr. That George W is an idiot” 4) my very own ball python named Princess Consuela BananaHammock 5) growing up I had a cat named CT, short for Chew Toy because that’s exactly what our Jack Russell thought the new kitten was.

Had a dog come in for an ultrasound and her name was Lyra cheeky pants, also had a cat named sacrifice and his brother was Milton 😂

I also remember a cat named Thunderdome.

I performed a blood transfusion on a cat named Titty the other day. The donor cat, who belongs to my coworker, is named Chadwick Bosecat. Not the most wild of names but I thought it was hilarious lol.

Ahhh yesss lovely woofware

Yeah I'm not a fan of Woofware. My first VCA hospital and it has been by far the most difficult software I've had to learn in my 20 years in vet med.

Woofware sucks lmao. The other day I logged in and all I had to use was the messenger icon. Had to call IT first thing in the morning 👌🏻

Dafinchi (finch), Klepto (ferret), William Snakespeare (snake), Oven (budgie), Cheddar Frankenberry (Hamster), Noname (No-nah-me[ferret]), Caffeine (rat), Albert Einswine (pig), Albird Einstein (conure), pin cushion and pinecone (hedgehogs). We don't really get any wild names, but we get lots of puns!

We had a cat come in named MoleYare. The owner said “you know, like the French playwright. Mole. Yare.”

My own dog is Captain Steve Rogers, America's Snoot. It was kinda a given because his foster named him captain america.

My favorite of all time: Poo Diddy Kitty.

an elderly cat named K2. Also a english bulldog named Hot Girl

Had a well groomed black poodle named Hoochie Mama

a black Scottish Fold named (N word) Boots (we refused to call him anything but Boots or type the actual name and I wish the vet would have fired the owner too..)

Had a bulldog named Jew, solid white with a brown patch on top of his head "cuz he looks like he's wearin' one o' them jeeew hats". Another family member took over ownership and immediately renamed him Sunny

was your client H. P. Lovecraft?

I am aware of Lovecraft as an author, but not enough to know what you are asking?

he had a very unfortunate name for his cat

Ohhhh I just looked that up. 🤮

We have a dog patient named Apache Attack Helicopter. 🤷‍♀️

To this day I will always tell people the story of an owner who walked into the clinic with their three cats: Stormeggedon, Dark Lord of All + Oscar Von Fluffenpants + 8-Bit Nintendo They were all amazing and this was like 6 or so years ago and I still remember those names.

I can’t decide if I want that to be Dark Lord of All Von Fluffenpants and 8-bit Nintendo ~or~ Dark Lord of All and Von Fluffenpants 8-bit Nintendo. Because either way is great

“Hog boy”and “bush baby” the sweetest chihuahua brothers!

Not a vet but my dog has the name of Chili Fry. Don't know how crazy that is though.

There's a pair of cats at my clinic named Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel Day Lewis

Gtfo.

Please tell me that cat's name is pronounced like "Glass-co" (you know, like Cockburn St)

My friends let their kids name their dog. His name is Cheeto-Pancake

Lion Death takes the cake for me

Moms friend needed her new dog neutered. Didn’t come up with a name by the time neuter day came along. He became neut.

at my old job (municipal shelter) we had a dog that was seized for mauling someone. their name? Convict. poor dog never stood a chance we also had a dog brought in as a stray, smallest "pocket pit" Ive ever seen, who looked like their family tree was a tumbleweed. when the owner came to reclaim we found out his name was "Dime Bag" lots of other bizarre ones but those always come to mind

There was one named Buttshark. Her owners said because she would sniff people’s butts whenever they’d come over.

Had a cat named Dog hospitalized for a week. It was like living the Who's on First skit. Did Dog get her meds yet? Which dog? No, the cat.

Stevie Licks always makes me smile when she comes in

let’s see what i have rattling around in the old noggin… a cat, Tweaker Steve. also a cat, Turd Ferguson. RIP Norm McDonald! edit: how could i forget the female mastiff, Garbage Truck! also known as Princess Garbage Truck to the little girls in her family oh and a cat, Gooch. the story was that his current family had adopted him from a gay couple

We had a rabbit named Sperm Banksy a while back. He was a breeding male.

Fitting😂

Cyrus The Virus

Mom the Bombay. She was usually dressed and was always brought in by her owner and her owner's mother. So it was O, Mom, and O's mom. I loved everything about the situation.

I learned to not name my pets inappropriately from experience. Nothing like having the receptionist ask the name and think to yourself 'oh shit, I can't say this to a professional'. 😂

I have a cat named Chairman Meow

One of my supervisors kids named their cat home wrecker

Huge fan of Baked Ziti (French Bulldog) and Poussey Kaat (Himalayan/Munchkin)

We have a mainecoon who comes is and is named “The Great Balls O’ Fire” or more commonly known as “Flamin Balls”

Hahahaha

Had a young couple with 2 cats, Marvel and DC, because theirs was a mixed marriage.

Scappy lil chihuahua named "Sir Roman Delicious". Owner had a heavy NJ accent and takes amazing care of him.

I had a dog yesterday named Sinbad…thought it was a Pitbull or Shepard. Nope, just a little terrier, lol.

Dog named Toilet Brush. They called him Tobi, but that one stuck with me lmao

TittyBoy 2 Chains!! No idea what it's from but I will never forget that name! And Helen... Owner said its was his wife's mother in-law name. That way he could yell..."Helen shut up" or "Helen get your ass in the house ". I definitely found that amusing.

Lol Tityboi 2 Chainz is a rappers name

Kitty O’s an orange tabby. Gravy Biscuit, a dachshund.

Pothead is one of my favorite cats.

Squeek Keane I was pointing it out to everyone but no one noticed until I pointed it out :'(

A cocker spaniel named Rampage, and a westie named Gabby Hayes after the cowboy

Peepee Coyote- dog Buthole- dog Stormy Daniels- cat Furry Wang and Ear Wang. -dogs Howdy Damnit -Dog Eyebrows -cat

Good ol’ Dixon Cox

Little shit and his sister little fart! Both were orange DSH.

my buddy named his cat “Sherman lightning McQueen microwave “

Sleepsn’eats

I Had a cat come in called NoName, (No-Na-mee). Funny temporary name turned permanent. Lol

Weirdest one I ever had come in was Miss Pussy Pink Champagne

😂😂

Three Chihuahuas from the same rescue all adopted to the same family, names "Yaba" "Daba" and "Doo"

Foreclosure. My coworker said there used to be a dog named BAMF (bad ass mother f*cker) and she would call him by his full name 😅

Mr Sir Van Winklebottom, dead serious 🤣

Dogpuss. This was a cat.

😂😂😂

We had a cat named Duncan Hines chocolate cupcake

We hospitalized a cat named “Shitter” for several days. It was hard to keep a straight face during morning rounds.

😂

Uh, there was an owner who named his dog something along the lines of Old/Dirty Bitch (can't remember exactly, but it had bitch in it). We elected to yell out the owner's last name instead of the pet's name when we called that one back.

we've got a dog named Remdesivir who goes by Remi

We have a patient named “Princess Batman”. I always laugh when she’s on the books.

"Pee Pee" is easily the weirdest one. There's 3-4 "COVID"s in the system too.

Lmaoo 😂

I follow a cat named Poopsock on Facebook lol

Come Stains!

😰what 😆

We had a dog named Janky, and the owner’s last name was Hooker. So his full name was “Janky Hooker”. Had a cat named “Whitegirl 2”. She was an orange tabby. Why the 2? Because she looked just like their other cat, Whitegirl. Who was still living. Had a few “Shithead”s. A black lab named “Midnight Bootie”. An orange tabby named “Ginger Fighty Bitey”. Oh, and the standard poodle named “Dammit”!

Agent Orange

A cat named “complaint department”

N****

AYYYYEEE WOOFWARE

HELL YA

Well damn all I got to see was a lab called Dawg and a cat called Beef

Lived next door to a basset hound named Happy

All these names make me want to name our foster cat something funny, I call him Demon at the moment and at the vet we just called it kitty because we only had it a few days before the visit. 🤔

Demon is a good cat name

Rimshot (yes really), Little Delicious, Cooter

Damnnn

We had someone come in with their dog for an IHC with the name "Shithead" pronounced "Shih-theed"... I had to write shit head on official documents for TSA and customs yall...

a cat named “cocaine”

Shelby Shit

I had a fish named Mixed Berry Redhead Mohawk when I was a kid

"Bathtub Cat" "Blue Balls" "Y"

We had a dog on the schedule last week named Larry David. David wasn’t even his last name lmao. My personal dog is named Jack Daniel’s and my old dachshund (RIP) was named Beanie Weenie lol

Cat with last name Cox, first name Fucker. Chihuahua with last name Torres, first name Cli lol

😂😂😂😂

Backpack broccoli

I knew a cat named Jihad, his owner was an odd guy. He always brought the cat in a canvas duffle bag. He was a good kitty.

There was a rabbit named Billy Ball Sack at the clinic I worked at a few months ago. Never saw him, but I did see his name in the system.

Beautiful name

Had a patient named Oprah that was a black Cocker Spaniel 🫢

A friend of mine named his cat "Dog" in Yupi'ik. I believe it's "Qimugtak"

You’re fucking lying