Lady Refuses To Change Her Cat's Name Because Her Cousin Wants The Name For Her Baby, Gets Called Selfish

"I wouldn’t mind if her baby shared a name with my cat"

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• June 11, 2023

Normally, cat owners choose cats' names carefully because they will be with them for the rest of their lives. But what if you named your cat after adoption, but you ended up not liking it?

Can you give your cat a new name? Most of the time, renaming a cat is OK as they won't be confused by the name change so they just need time to adjust.

Animal behavior experts claim that cats respond to a variety of callouts or names rather than their own in particular. When speaking to your cat, voice inflection, body language, and gestures are all equally crucial. 

The OP of today's story didn't want to change her adopted cat's name because she loved the name the shelter gave her. It suited the cat, and she responded to it, so the OP didn’t change it.

OP's pregnant cousin posted a list of potential baby names on her social media, and Millie was on the list. The OP commented to remind her of the cat’s name, and she privately chatted with the OP to ask her to change the cat's name.

Of course, the OP refused, and her cousin called her selfish. The OP sought her sister's opinion on this but was shocked at her reply.

Read the entire story for yourself as you keep scrolling down below.

The headline

The OP commented to remind her cousin of her cat’s name, and she got a private message from her

OP's sister said that it would be really kind of her to change her cat’s name

Let's head into the comments and find out what other Redditors have to say regarding the story

People are dropping their share name stories

Other people could also have names on that list

It might just be pregnancy brain

The OP should keep her cat's name

It doesn't matter who bears the name

Why did the OP even bring it up in the first place

Don't let them pressure you to change the name

That might be a bit odd but still...

What the baby can just be called...

This is not a problem at all

OP's sister and cousin are the ridiculous ones here

Millie will be thrilled to find out someone else answers her name

She just can't demand that the OP changes her cat's name

There will be a lot more fireworks with this one

This is a lame thing for them to fixate on

The cat already had the name

This Redditor composed a text for the OP to send to her cousin

Both the OP's sister and cousin are being absurd

Just like the OP pointed out:

"My cat is not stupid, and that I wouldn’t mind if her baby shared a name with my cat, but if it was an issue for her, she could choose a different name.

Many redditors agreed with her; hence she was given the not the AH verdict. Do drop your thoughts about this story in the comments section below.

Maryjane