Oh yes, the registration of pedigreed cat names. The name of the cartery is required and can never be changed. Your cat's pedigreed name has nothing to do with the name you call your kitty by. I'm doing a database of the F generations and some of the pedigreed names are absolutely crazy. How about Abracats Phoenicians Dream Of Dreamers Legacy or Alcat Mystic Miera Copper Penny. You can pretty much select any name you prefer. You can give your kitty a title like Sir, Prince, Princess, Lord, Baron, Baroness, Duke, Duchess, or whatever. You can even name your kitty after a famous person (like Bellarista Brad Pitt). Or, your kitty can have a simple name like Peter, George, Crystal. It's really up to you. This is simply the name that will be on the pedigree of your cat. Your cat may never know what its pedigreed name is because you may call the cat by a totally different name. Even if you are not planning to breed, it's good to have the pedigree at least END with your kitty.
And I'd love to add to my database once you decide. The registration papers should list the name of the parents of the cat. You may even be able to order a 3 to 5 generation pedigree that will list the grand parents through the great great grandparents. It can be very interesting to see how much inbreeding went into the last generations and all the championship cats in the pedigree.
You don't have to make this a difficult decision. I registered my bengal when I got him and he was six years old and had never been registered. I kept his name Raiden and just added "Prince" in front of it, so he is Belladonna Prince Raiden. Just note that no two cats can have the same exact name with the cattery, which is why most forms ask for an alternate name.
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