Coming up with a name that fits a new pet is always one of the hardest things to do. A name has to be perfect or it must be discarded. The new calico kitten appears to have been sewn together from scraps of five different colored furs, like one of my grandmother’s crazy quilts. “ Crazy ” would be redundant. Cats, especially females, are all at least a little bit crazy, when they are kittens. Bonkers was named after my ex, after the ex spent a couple of weeks locked up in a rubber walled room. I... Sign in to see full entry.