Foster Kittens - Cuteness Warning! Updated 6/4/07 With More Pics!

[LuckyNumber7]

I'm not sure, in hours....

They're coming from Tennessee to New Hampshire....so it's a while! But they stop often, play with them, give them fresh water/food, etc.

[Kfamr]

There are all soooo precious, Liz! Kudos to you for helping them.

As far as a new name for Cheddar, I did a search on the name Commodus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus

Maybe one of the names mentioned on the page will pop out at you?
Maybe Roman, since Commodus was a Roman Emperor.

[LuckyNumber7]

Thank you SO much for posting that page!

We've been looking through it - how weird that Commodus in real life had a twin brother?! "He had an elder twin brother, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus"

BUT - Commodus' birth name was "Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus". I love the name Lucius! Lucius is also the name of the little boy (Commodus' nephew) in the movie Gladiator (where we got Maximus' name from).

We also both like the name Marcus, which was the name of Commodus' father, and his younger brother.

However, I guess a lot of this depends on meeting him and seeing what fits him. I LOVE the name Lucius, because it is drawn from the Latin word "Lux", meaning "Light". I love that.

BUT - Marcus is derived from the "Mars" - the Roman God of War. God, both of these would just be awesome!

However - if he knows his name as Cheddar, I hate the idea of changing that on him He is only 8 weeks old about....so I doubt he knows it yet?

We could name him Marcus Cheddar - and call him MC lol!

I guess we will see how his personality is. If he is fiery and wild - Marcus will fit. If he's laid back and sweet, Lucius would be good.

On a side note - I love the name Phoenix, too. Commodus, in the movie, was played by Joaquin Phoenix, and I love what a Phoenix portrays. My fiance doesn't like that name though, so I have been overruled!

Thanks so much for the link Kay - that helped a ton!

[LuckyNumber7]

I am so, so terribly bummed out right now.

Late last night, our Cheddar started having diarrhea, and cannot be put on the transport this week. I obviously wouldn't want him put on the transport sick, because it would make him sicker, and I want our little guy to be healthy and happy....but I was just so looking forward to meeting him Wednesday. Out of the 11 kittens coming, he is the ONLY one who can't

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[krazyaboutkatz]

I am so, so terribly bummed out right now.

Late last night, our Cheddar started having diarrhea, and cannot be put on the transport this week. I obviously wouldn't want him put on the transport sick, because it would make him sicker, and I want our little guy to be healthy and happy....but I was just so looking forward to meeting him Wednesday. Out of the 11 kittens coming, he is the ONLY one who can't

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I'm so sorry to hear this. I know that you said that 2 of the kittens may be coming down with URI's last night. I guess the other kitten checked out okay. Hopefully Cheddar's illness isn't serious and he'll make a quick recovery so he'll be able to join your family soon. I sure hope it's not coccidia because this can sometimes be hard to treat and it's very contagious. I'll be keeping him in my thoughts and prayers.

[Kfamr]

Oh, I hadn't saw that latest post about Cheddar. So upsetting. Will you be able to arrange another transport for him?

[LuckyNumber7]

Krazyaboutkatz, the other 2 checked out just fine - they had another full physical, no sign of URI issues or anything - they will be here tomorrow at 11am! So excited to have 10 balls of fluff running around!

Kay, he'll be on the next transport up here, but I just found out this morning that the next one might not be until the 25th - would get here on the 27th. 2 whole weeks away I'm not trying to sound like a pity case or like I'm whining, but I just want him here already, and I'm so bummed that this happened. I have convinced Pete (my fiance) that we are keeping Hailey here until Cheddar can arrive. It would be so unfair to him to have him get used to having other cats around AGAIN, and then be alone AGAIN until Cheddar came. Even if we decide not to keep Hailey, we're keeping her here for a bit, and it will be good to see how she does with the dogs and with Maximus once the rest of the kittens clear out.

There is a small possibility that we might be able to get Cheddar on a transport that leaves this Saturday, but it's still very up in the air. We shall see I guess.

We are definitely going to name him either Marcus or Lucius - if Marcus, we will call him MC sometimes, for Marcus Cheddar. I like the idea of Lucius though, because it means "light" and it sort of fits with our crew....we would have 2 L names (Lucy and Lucius) and Maximus and Molly, 2 M names.

If we keep Hailey, we will need a good name for her! It would have to fit with the Roman kitty name theme and fit her personality. She's gorgeous - I can't wait to meet her!

[Kfamr]

Glad I could help!