Is calling a cat Fatty offensive?

Originally Posted by pushylady

It's not like they know the meaning of the word.

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Exactly! They don't have the same social connotations that we do with certain words or phrases. Besides, it's always been OK to call some big scary dude "Slim" or "Tiny". Why not use the same idea with cat names?

Originally Posted by Sandtigress

I called Chay fat once, and he gave me a very annoyed meow. I think he knew what I was saying.

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Well, in that case then I wouldn't call him that again. Besides - Chay's not fat, he's fluffy!

Actually, Ophelia used to do that with me too. I could call her Precious and she liked that. But if I called her Princess (even in the same tone) she would get MAD! She was NOT a princess!

We call Mojo Thunderbutt because of how much noise she makes running down the hall or down the stairs. She's a tublette, we tell her she's a big girl all the time. She doesn't care as long as we're talking to her.

I call Figaro Fatty McFat-Fat He really is not a fat cat he is just loves his food. I let him free feed and he like goes and takes a bite of food and then played for like 45min and then goes and takes a bite of food. My friend and I growing up used to call my Mom's cat Lucy "Lucy-fur" (lucifer)

How can it be offensive?? They really don't care what you call them as long as you call them! As long as you keep the tone light, happy and loving I don't think it is offensive at all.

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Fatty is about as offensive as me calling Kizzy poopy butt, or chunky butt.... he is indeed chunky and occasionally gets put in his butt fur.

Now, if you were calling ME Fatty, I prefer the term "pleasurably plump"


short answer, NO..... not offensive.

I call my moms cat Chuncky Monkey cause she is pretty chuncky! Two of our cats are chubbers, lol I call Scotch one of my horses who is....overweight lol, Chubber horse lol. But im not going to lie, i like a little chunkiness on my animals more to love .

I don't think that Fatty is offensive, well not to the cat anyway.
I have a cat called Poppy who is rather... Curvy, shall we say.
We tend to call her Piggy or the equivalent quite a lot. It's all in good humor, so I think as long as a name like that isn't mean maliciously, then it's okay.

Sooty gets called fatty I suppose it`s only offensive if you are being rude to a person.

I`ve never really understood why it is rude to say someone is fat but people think it is ok to come up to me and ask me if I ever eat!

Originally Posted by Emy4cats

I call Figaro Fatty McFat-Fat

He really is not a fat cat he is just loves his food. I let him free feed and he like goes and takes a bite of food and then played for like 45min and then goes and takes a bite of food.

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That's funny because I sometimes call Spot 'Fatty Mcfatkins'.

We call Xander "fat kitty" sometimes but well, he is a bit chubby and the vet wants him to lose a little bit. He doesn't seem to mind though!

I call Claire (who's on a permanent diet) my Fat Chick or Big Lady sometimes. She doesn't seem mind a bit.

We call Capone “Fatty†on a daily basis, because well… he is very large. Itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s not offensive, he doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t care. Usually when we are calling him Fatty he is getting attention so I would think he likes the name LOL.

My sister named her cat “thing†the reason being that Thing is one of the ugliest cats we have ever seen. She is the most affectionate, sweetest cat ever, she couldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t care less her name was Thing lol.

My grandmother had a cat named Stupid. Great cat, everyone loved her. To this day I have no idea where the name came from as she wasn't particularly stupid. *shrug*

Personally I wouldn't name a cat something like Fatty simply because I wouldn't like seeing that on the paperwork all the time. I'm weird like that.

Doesn't stop us from giving the cats unofficial names that may be on the offensive side, though. I remember we had a kitten we called Caca-bum cause every time he used the litterbox there'd be a little piece of it stuck to his rear. And any cat who throws up invariably gets called Pukeface for the rest of the day.

Originally Posted by Willowy

I don't think it's offensive to the cat, but it could be offensive to a human who is sensitive about their weight to be introduced to a cat named Fatty......probably best to keep the pejorative terms as affectionate nicknames and give the cat a less offensive "real name".

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You have a point, but she's had it for eleven years. Besides, I introduce her as "Fatty, who weighs eight pounds." LOL!

I don't think it's offensive. If anything, it's offensive what I call my Mia. She answers to Buddha Baby, Chunky Monkey, Chubby, Pudge Butt or Porky (and Porker), I think that's it. Now if ya ask me, THAT'S offensive! But she loves it- I think it's the tone of voice I use when I call her those names.

Originally Posted by BaloneysMom

We call Capone “Fatty†on a daily basis, because well… he is very large. Itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s not offensive, he doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t care. Usually when we are calling him Fatty he is getting attention so I would think he likes the name LOL.

My sister named her cat “thing†the reason being that Thing is one of the ugliest cats we have ever seen. She is the most affectionate, sweetest cat ever, she couldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t care less her name was Thing lol.

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Do you have a picture of "Thing"? I'd love to see it. Was your sister thinking of "Thing" from the Addams Family? Or the VW Thing? Either way, a great name.

We used to call our beloved Garfield "Pork". He seemed to see it for what it was: an expression of affection. I think he was probably as big as that cat they dubbed "Sir Chunk" that made the news.

We call Kameo "Tubby" all the time but he's not that fat. Just big boned. Lol. He is a large cat. He doesn't care what we call him as long as he gets fed.

I usually call him that when A)He's begging for food or B) It's time for breakfast and I need him to come in the house. Then I say "Tubby! Breakfast" and his fat little (big) butt flies through an open window. Lol

lol Apparently some cats find it offensive.

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