I frequently add ‘cat’ to the name, so Zola becomes Zolacat, Dora is DoraCat and Bella is BellaCat or the BellaMonster

Yes. All the time. She doesn’t care but I still call her.

His name is Rio (sing it). Alternatively called ‘Mr Krasnapolsky’ or 'Laddy’or ‘Mr Pussycat’.

On more than one occasion have I seen acquaintances try to reason with their cats and warn them that if they don’t stop doing this or that then they will face various consequences, and when the cat inevitably keeps doing it because they literally don’t speak human language, they punish them. Some people anthropomorphize their pets to a disturbing degree and talk to them like children would to an imaginary friend. It’s deeply unsettling to me.

Sometimes. Other times just called him by nicknames like mate or dickhead. Depending on what he did.

100% I also have a lot of nicknames for the lil bastard.

Ours is usually baby boy, horrible beast, buddy, or nutty buddy. If it’s his actual name, it’s usually because I’m gasping it out and scolding him for doing something naughty.

Harley was a 7 year old we brought home from the shelter, and she already knew her name so we didn’t have a lot of latitude to change it on the fly.

However, she did respond just as well to “Barley”, so that became her new name, with the standard variety of variants like “Barles” (said like “Charles”), “Barlow” or “Barlikins”.

Almost everyday, but mostly a shorthand or a handful of nicknames.

When she’s in trouble. So most of the time. Otherwise instead of Moonbeam it’s missy-moo, cat, moo-moo, missy, miss kitty, or monster.

Nope, he gets called Meow Meows or Kitties.

Yeah, i always call her by her name, gusfraba, krampu’s little helper

Yes, having multiple cats, they clearly understand their name.

I call my cat by his name, “buddy”, or just “cat” sometimes.

Never “my son”
Ever

I call Levi by his name, but when he’s playing up my partner (who is from Singapore) calls him AYO UNKER GET DOWN AH