Give your pet a ‘safe’ name

When it comes to naming your cat, it may be as well to avoid military names, according to a recent survey by JLT Pet Insurance.  Apparently, cats called Sarge are five times more likely to visit the vet than those with other names, and the second most accident-prone cat name is Alexander, perhaps after the famous historical general, Alexander the Great.

 JLT looked at the insurance histories of nearly 100,000 cats and dogs with 587 names, and concluded that these were the most accident-prone:

 

10 Most accident-prone dog names

1 Rush
2 Fagin
3 Heinz
4 Berty
5 Ruskin
6 Jena
7 Cagney
8 Captain
9 Brook
10 Radar
 

10 Most accident-prone cat names

1 Sarge
2 Alexander
3 Dandy
4 Chivers
5 Spock
6 Maxi
7 Timothy
8 Kit
9 Hector
10 Smokie
 
   

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