Hihi all, new here ^_^... Stumbled upon this forum from Yahoo and figured I'd get your opinions.
I'm having a little difficulty figuring out the perfect name for the newest addition to our family. Here's the backstory... a bit sad, so be warned...
About two weeks ago I was heading out to get lunch. Being May, and being in Texas... it was hot. Well, I got in my car, closed the door and started it up... A second later I looked up and saw Squishyhead (outside stray) look up at my car with wide eyes. I immediately shut off the car, knowing something was wrong.
I got out and noticed a little kitten limping away from the car. I thought he was just hurt... I hurried to catch him and picked him up. He was crying... so much. I never heard a cat make the sounds he was making. I didn't understand why until I felt something warm on my chest, then looked down at my shirt... it was covered in blood.
I turned the kitten over and noticed that his right back paw was gone. I was in shock, shaking like mad... and I ran into the house and woke my fiance to drive us to the vet. Before we left, I popped the hood on my car and noticed exactly what had happened... something I honestly had never heard of happening before -- His paw had got stuck in the fan belt... When I opened the hood, it was lying there. I grabbed it, my face white as a ghost.. and we rushed him to the vet a mile down the road.
The vet gave me three options.
1. Put him to sleep.
2. Stitch up the leg in its current state... but it would never properly heal if he were to walk on it.
3. Amutate the leg completely.
The next day he had surgery and had the rest of his leg amputated. I refused to let him put the cat to sleep. I told him to do whatever he had to do to save the cat. I'd pay anything.
The morning after the surgery we got to take him home.
We had decided to call him Lucky. But, about a week after the surgery my fiance went to check on him one morning... And noticed he was sick. He was shaking, and seemed to be in some pain. He immediately woke me up, and at 4:30am we called the vet and rushed him back to the office.
Turns out that when Pixel (my siamese) was playing with him, he had bitten him. And now the kitten's neck was getting swolen and he had a 106 fever.
Currently, I am giving him ice cold pedialyte in a syringe every hour, feeding him by syringe every three, giving him medicine every twelve... and all the while holding him and helping him get to the litterbox when he needs to.
It has been 2 days since we rushed him to the vet, and they have not yet been able to lance the swelling in his neck since they've been unable to find a soft enough spot to do it.
Long story, I know... but I wanted those to understand his story before tossing out name suggestions.
I'm at a loss. Lucky doesn't fit. He's not lucky... I feel like by what happened with the car that I've ruined his life...
Only other name I have come up with is Jonah. Everyone i know suggests Tripod, but I find that name mean so I refuse to call him that...
Any suggestions?
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) and I'm sure with time the perfect name will come to you. I hope the kitten is on antibiotics to help him fight off infection not only from the abcess, but also the amputation. He is adorable, and we all want to hear more about the little sweetheart.
Here's my sweet Gabriel! 
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