I love my moggie. I use it as an affectionate name like kitty (which also happens to be her name lol). But even if they're pedigree, I'll ask someone 'How's your moggies?' or 'How's your kitties?' It means the same thing to me.

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I like the name 'moggies' I think it sounds nice!!

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I love the name moggie as well.

I have 3 of them and either call them moggie's or mog's.

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i dunno... i dont think it sounds nice... each to there own... but you mention mongrel.... i think that is a horrible name too... we had lots of mixed breed dogs when i was a kid n never called our dogs that... dunno i was only wondering why ppl called them moggies... each to there own... but i just dont think its very cute... there cats whether mixed breed, siamese or british shorthair lol...

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I did tell you why they are called moggies - cos back in the olden days (a couple of centuries ago) they were called moggy chasers (moggies then being mice) and it was an affectionate term and over the years chasers got drooped and they are now called moggies in their own right.

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I like the name moggie or mog.

mostly because i grew up reading meg & mog books and there was of course mog the forgetful cat!

My understanding is that it stems from cows, believe it or not. Back in the 50's and 60's apparently farmers commonly called their cows 'Margaret', which was shortened to 'Moggy'. The advent of domestic pet cats simply meant a lending of the name.

Perhaps you would be so kind as to reconsider how you've made your point, I'm struggling to see how racism overlaps with the generic term for a mongrel cat. Personally, and perhaps this is my pet hate manifesting itself to join yours, I find it unacceptable for people to brand about racially charged expressions as though they can and should be used in everyday language. I have heard news readers use the word in quotes, and though I think that is acceptable, even that usually makes me flinch a little. Some words just have unpleasant connotations attached to them. Thank you in advance for your consideration (though to point out the obvious, I'm not a moderator here and have no authority on how you choose to portray your POV).

oh no i werent sayin it had anything to do with racial discrimination... i think that may have not come out as it was ment in my head... its hard to explain i hate how ppl use words like the word i used and various others to describe things... big pet hate... and some can turn out to be very offensive like that word has turned out to be and thats because of the way in which it has been used... its not an offensive word but ppl have used it in an offensive way.. you catch my drift... and from readin various comments by ppl mainly surroundin the breeding of mixed breed animals... thats when Moggie tends to be used a lot... in the same sort of sense as the racist word it was used as a bad thing.. when at the end of the day a mixed breed cat has just as much right to be bred as a pedigree... is this makin sense lol... im not good with words... im not sure im makin sense i know wot i mean in my head lol... i just think where i have read about "moggies" breedin bein wrong in some ppls eyes it has made that word an offensive word in my eyes... same was as that racist word has been used to describe ppl in a bad way has turned that into an offensive word... it was the first time i had ever come accross that word and it been put across in a bad way has made me feel bad towards that word... does this make sense? must be just me who thinks this lol.... funny how ppl relate to different words...

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just before anyone jumps down my throat it wasnt on this forum i read that breeding mixed breed animals wrong... was something else... lol... i dont go on the breeding bit on here as i have no intention of breedin my little munchins so have no clue what the general ideas are on here

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Emweeze

So you read it on a forum regarding breeding? What on earth can breeders call them other than moggies??? How would they differentiate between moggies and pedigree's? What do you suggest we call them? Non-breed Cat? Random Cat? Or just plain Mixed Cat?

I think your posts have come across as pretty pointless, ignorant and are worded very poorly. I think I can understand why people are a little bemused by it all, I know I am!

ETA; Breeding Moggies is completely different because you are simply breeding to produce little kittens. Breeding Pedigree's is all about breeding an alusive show cat, a perfect stud cat or queen, or to simply keep the specific breed alive and pure. Anyone can breed a Moggie, just put 2 and 2 together, but breeding pedigree's is a completely different business, even down to the blood group of the animal and the background parentage and medical history. So OBVIOUSLY there has to be a way of differentiating between Moggies and Pedigree's from a breeders point of view, as essentially they are two competely different types of cat.

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