Can you change a cats name?

Question

So yesterday my boyfriend and I brought home a second cat. He's only about a year and a half old. Maybe not even that old. He doesn't respond or anything when you call him by his name. So I'm just wondering is it weird or I guess 'unethical' to change his name now?

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Maybe you should ask him what he wants to be named.

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Nope. 
We've changed animals names all over the place. As long as they learn it there's no problem. 
If he's not reacting there especially shouldn't be a problem.

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Animals are adopted and fostered and their names changed all the time. It's fine

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Nah. We adopted a cat who had a name. (His owners gave him up and had him for 6 years) 
His name was Oscar but whenever we said it he ignored us. So we renamed him Link (from the legend of Zelda)
And he has always responded to it. :)

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If you want him to have a different name you should do it, just make sure he knows his name always address him with that name til he knows that's his name. His last owners may not have called him by name a lot. I know people who's cat is named kitty because that's what they call her.

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It's very hard especially  if  it used to being called  by a certain  name
BTW this is my cat jesse

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I changed a few. I named one Sam and it changed to Oblivious. I miss that cat

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No. Just odd. You don't need to worry about anything unless the cat has papers.

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You can change it, no problems.

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If you got the cat from a shelter chances are they renamed him there anyways-and if he doesn't answer to anything why not change it?

Can you change a cats name?

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