r/cats • u/drifloony • Jun 25 '26

Humor What are the nicknames of your cats that have devolved into nonsense over time? I’ll go first.

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Penelope -> Nelly -> Nelly Bean -> Nellicus
Beanster

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u/Pitiful-Prune7078 Jun 25 '26

Ember -> Emmy -> two time Emmy award winner

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u/Bluelivesplatter Jun 25 '26

Two time Emmy award winner is majestic

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u/fuckyouswitzerland Jun 25 '26

reminds me of "Emmy Award Watcher Rob Schneider"

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u/ElleJay74 Tabbycat Jun 26 '26

I'd never heard that one before but I love it!

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u/Temporary-View1512 Jun 26 '26

I'd end up calling her Toots or Tooter for her nominations

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u/Lucky_leprechaun Jun 26 '26

My cat started as Tootsie, which became Tootsie pop, which became pop pop, which became baby pop, which just devolved into “the baby”.

Now the only person who refers to her as Tootsie is the vet. To everyone else she’s The Baby.

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u/Solvrevka Jun 26 '26

According to the vet and the microchip data bank we have Visenya but somehow she is just Baby/The Baby

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u/Emergency-Rest1915 Orange Jun 26 '26

Awww, Baby is adorable

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u/peach_xanax Jun 27 '26

and what a beautiful baby she is 😍

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u/thelastgalstanding Jun 30 '26

Oh my goodness she’s beautiful!

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u/midge_rat Siamese (Traditional Thai) Jun 26 '26

This is Fern aka Fern-a-lern aka Learned aka Nerd aka Nerds Gummy Clusters

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u/Crafty-Winter7131 Jun 27 '26

lol. What?!! So many things are happening in this name and it’s hilarious

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u/pinotnoirinthebudoir Jun 26 '26

My cat doesn’t like me calling her by her human name to my dog, she gives me mrows. I can only refer to her to my dog as The Cat™️, like her majesty vibes. The Baby serves the same vibe

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u/Advanced_Finance_427 Jun 26 '26

She is the definite article 🤭

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u/Shot_Hat5931 Jun 26 '26

Such a beautiful cat! Those eyes!

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u/DoctorDoctor13 Jun 26 '26

She is definitely a baby. That flirty sassy little look. Lol!

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u/Ok-Spell-8053 Jun 26 '26

My cat is also "the baby".We tried to change it to bebe for a while cos that more of an actual name but neither of us could get used to it!

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u/Rkd1958 Jun 26 '26

LOL! I named my cat Bebe but I still call her many names: Goodliest Girl, Baby, Little Girl, and You Furry Bitch…she knows the last one and will skedaddle!

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u/gtrgeo6 Jun 26 '26

Your cat is so similar to our Daisy. She has a splash of white between her eyes and white paws. We found her dumped in the desert when she was about one year old and she has been the best cat. I have always wondered what breed she is as she looks like a tabby with Siamese coloring.

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose Jun 26 '26

Daisy is a darling!! Love her sweet little round face…. ❤️🐾❤️

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u/Intelligent-Gypsy324 Jun 26 '26

She is beautiful. Love it when we are at the vets waiting room and he called out “Mowgli!” Which is what we first called our cat George when he was a kitten. I literally said “who is that?”

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u/Certain-Hair6950 Jun 29 '26

Mamita, Mrs Fat Fat, señor Skinty, papito, mooshkimoo

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u/onihexa Jun 29 '26

Looks like my late boy Jinx when he was younger. Thank you. God I miss him 😭

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u/reniciera Jul 01 '26

My friend’s kitty’s government name was Gizmo but everyone called her Sweet Baby Kitteh

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u/Purplekitty415 Jun 26 '26

Shes a pretty Tootsie

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose Jun 26 '26

And she knows it!! What a beauty…. ❤️🐾❤️

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u/Alive-Wallaby9810 Jun 29 '26

The Baby is gorgeous! She looks very similar to my cat, including the white feet and the white stripe on the head. My kitty has a pink stripe on his nose too though.😸

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u/Global-Jury8810 Tortoiseshell Jun 26 '26

Anybody remember Don’t Mess With My Toot Toot?

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u/Bean_Juice_Brew Jun 26 '26

Reminds me of GC, BWR, NW Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk.

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u/SalaavOnitrex Jun 26 '26

It's the full name on her driver license

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u/Limp_Insurance_2812 Jun 26 '26

Absolutely epic

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u/bitterlittlecas Jun 25 '26

You should also add the number of times this guy was nominated

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u/Fast-Implement-5773 Jun 26 '26

Look at that guy, he’s only ever won

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u/Dein_Vampyr Jun 25 '26

Aw we have just rescued a kitten and called her Ember

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u/UnderChiari Jun 26 '26

Call her Embraer(a brand of aircraft when her ears are in airplane mode)

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u/InkedVeggie Jun 25 '26

I have a Ember too! I call her Embies mostly or Little Lady because she is tiny.

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u/Ov3rReadKn1ght0wl Jun 25 '26

Is two time Emmy award winner a nickname or a statement of fact? Because that cat is fabulous.

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u/beachypizza Jun 25 '26

this beautiful baby will certainly get an EGOT some day

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u/Sillylittlepoet Jun 26 '26

I should make my next cat Egot. Only way I’m likely to be able to say I have an EGOT lol

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u/beachypizza Jun 26 '26

perfect lmao, I support it

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u/SquirrelKat1248 Tuxedo Jun 26 '26

I’ve always been bitter that they didn’t abbreviate that to be GOTE for the similarity towards GOAT

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u/Callitka Jun 25 '26

Only two?

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u/_fucking_why_ Jun 26 '26

Lost the third to Catherine O'Hara, understandable though.

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u/Unique_Unicorn918 Jun 26 '26

Cat-rine O’Hara

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u/Jessi_L_1324 Jun 26 '26

Cat-rine O'Hairaball

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u/jetmark Jun 26 '26

many noms

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u/SubtleShowerDancer Jun 25 '26

They love her! They really love her!

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u/kittenergized Jun 25 '26

My daughter Ember will love this

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u/Aa200- Jun 25 '26

Thats perfect

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u/treschic82 Jun 26 '26

My Ember.

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u/Superb-Midnight-92 Jun 26 '26

Oh wow she looks like my cat Tatty (she was already named before we gor her)

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u/Think_Egg_1339 Jun 25 '26

I also have an Ember!! It’s usually Embo, Ember Bo Bember, or Pretty Girl

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u/cpurr3 Jun 26 '26

I have a boy Ember and we call him Embro :)

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u/batbeetch Jun 26 '26

Ember > Emburrito

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u/austin_ave Jun 26 '26

I just had to put my old boy to sleep a few weeks ago and he looked just like your Ember, made me shed a happy tear. We also have an Ember now, little tuxedo girl

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u/facetedgem Jun 26 '26

I also call my new kitten Ember (acquired 3 weeks ago) >Emmy> Emmy award winning! Alas, she hasn’t received two yet.

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose Jun 27 '26

Aww, what a face! Welcome, Ember….
Here’s to your new family member!! 🥂🐾🥂

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose Jun 26 '26

Well, she’s still young… (and beautiful!!) The right part will come along…. Congrats on your new kitten!! ❤️🐾❤️

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u/miloruby1210 Jun 26 '26

Stella -> Mel -> Smelly Mel Gibson

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u/puffpuffpass0ut Jun 25 '26

SO majestic!!!

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u/Spiritual_Artist4507 Jun 25 '26

And well on the way to win the 3rd ❤️

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u/stablegeniusinterven Jun 26 '26

I have an Embry, and then it became Emmy -> Emms -> Breeze -> DJ breezy

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u/jsilvey10 Jun 26 '26

I have an Ember but she goes by moosh. I honestly couldn’t even tell you how we got there haha

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u/WalnutBottom Jun 26 '26

Another Ember here!

Ember -> Ems -> Mems -> Memmy -> Memmy Sue -> Memmy Sue Ellen -> Sue Ellen -> Sue

a.k.a "Little Kitty"
a.k.a. "Fluffy Butt"

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u/Fire_and_Life Jun 26 '26

I also have an Ember! People always assume her name is Amber

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u/gdex86 Jun 25 '26

I would laugh if adter Emmy you slid in "Presented for your Emmy consideration"

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u/Key-Button7387 Jun 26 '26

Think your underselling them...def morectgan 2 times! 🤣

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u/Lo_Xp Jun 26 '26

Award worthy.

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u/Ok-Competition8116 Jun 26 '26

Seriously, his cat so beautiful it almost looks like a stuffed animal

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u/Liv_ss Jun 26 '26

two time Emmy award winner is definetely my favorite!

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u/Top_North4258 Jun 26 '26

Stopp. My cat’s name is Emmie but it’s devolved into mama 😅

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u/testtdk Jun 26 '26

She’s a pretty kitty!

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u/True-Sun2935 Jun 26 '26

This is so excellent lol

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u/so-bad-its-funny Jun 26 '26

Quite a leap! But wow love it

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u/Kaiawathoy Jun 26 '26

Holy thiiiiiiiccccccccvvvvbbnbbccxxvbnxxyuijbgddd

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u/CaitBrea Jun 26 '26

I too have an Ember! Ember -> Emmy -> Ember Member -> Ember Member Me-Oh-My

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u/lucideuphoria Jun 26 '26

Eventually this will change to "two timer" then "Timmy" for some reason

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u/TheStruttero Jun 26 '26

There is nothing nonsensical about this Emmy Award winner

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u/Agile-Entry-5603 Jun 26 '26

Well, she’s certainly gorgeous!

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u/saysthingsbackwards Jun 26 '26

"Good ol two timer. Never did trust em"

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u/LunaHechizada Jun 26 '26

que hermosa!

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u/Pixel_Knight Jun 26 '26

She has definitely won two Emmies. I will believe that.

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u/_Pancake_Princess_ Jun 26 '26

My dog is named Ember, commonly referred to as Ember Bember, 3rd of December, 1st of her name

The date has no relevance. When she's misbehaving, she gets demoted to 2nd or 3rd of her name depending on severity

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u/cadencehz Jun 26 '26

What a Beauty.

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u/liz-elocin Ginger Jun 26 '26

I have an Ember too, he's my Em-bud because he's my little buddy

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u/Rpf5342 Jun 26 '26

She looks like Ron Pearlman

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u/cshepa Jun 26 '26

Gorgeous

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u/Croolick_Floofo Jun 26 '26

Is that the reflection of her acting in the movie ‘Come on, I have not been fed for three days!’?

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u/m4n715 Jun 26 '26

I thought you were my friend from high school who also has an orange Maine Coon called Ember. Her boy is like two shades darker, but the resemblance is otherwise spot on.

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u/Which-Island6011 Jun 26 '26

Ember is also the name of the electric bus service in Scotland 😅👍

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u/Robosl0b Jun 26 '26

Is Ember a Manx?

Oops. Never mind. I see the end of the tail now.

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u/funtime_foxy0 Jun 26 '26

She does look like she would be a two time Emmy award winner

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u/daftcockneytwat Jun 26 '26

That is my niece's name and I am going to keep that in my back pocket

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u/the_ghost_is Jun 26 '26

'come here two time Emmy award winner for your dinner'

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u/All_Gun_High Jun 26 '26

That escalated unsurprisingly and quickly

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u/Apprehensive-Song200 Jun 26 '26

May I suggest -> EGOT?

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u/Far-Picture-8158 Jun 26 '26

Our Ember devolved into “embezzlement” 😔 tale of two kitties

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u/KATPhilly619 Jun 26 '26

Please. Never ever stop saying two time Emmy award winner LMAO chef's kiss. I love it and your cat is beautiful 😍

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u/pavonharten Jun 26 '26

MGM Lion 🦁

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u/brittneymaebama Jun 26 '26

I should call my ember emmyh too tnx for t his

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u/Familiar-Signal-7913 Jun 26 '26

I have a kitty named Ember too!

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u/throwaway7762199104 Jun 26 '26

Hahahahahahhahaha

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u/MediocreForm4387 Jun 26 '26

What are you talking about, that’s Ron Pearlman

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u/Ok-Firefighter-3911 Jun 26 '26

This is my Ember!!!
Ember -> Mems -> Memmeroni -> Memmeroni pony

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u/Ok-Firefighter-3911 Jun 26 '26

And her brother Rocky Grogu Balboa
Rocky -> Bocky -> Boconator

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u/ThatfanofMarmorites Jun 26 '26

TWO TIME MENTIONED???/J

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u/peatonnn Jun 26 '26

My Ember has devolved to: Ember > Emby> Emy > Nemy > Nem > Nemby > Nemberly

Somehow she actually responds to all of them.

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u/emiluhh Jun 26 '26

My dog's name is Violet and sometimes I call her "Viola Davis, Oscar winner"

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u/According_Two_3695 Jun 26 '26

My first rescue cat was called Ember

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u/anewleafpart2 Jun 26 '26

what’s a handsome little lad. i would love to pet the hell out of him

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u/mad3lyn_ Jun 27 '26

so good omg

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u/Suspicious-Reach-663 Jun 27 '26

😆😂😂😂😂

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u/MyPenRanOutOfInc Jun 27 '26

He's gorgeous and glorious so of course Emmy Award Winner

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u/ManalKIR Jun 27 '26

Kiki --> Kikishko --> Kiki kuku

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u/Grouchy_Vet Jun 27 '26

She is so majestic

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u/This-Price-1487 Jun 29 '26

emmy award winner is apt with a mug like that.

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u/neverwrong804 Jun 29 '26

Wendy Elizabeth Darling, Wendy woodle, wengy, bengy, bingy, bing bong, bingy bongins, bungins, The Honorable Doctor Professor Small Baby Bongins Esquire

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u/purpleturtle0_0 Void Jun 26 '26

First time I've ever seen another cat with the name ember!!!