I have no idea how the name came about but it was my pappy's (grandfather's) horse and he always called everything/everyone I can remember "Cat". I guess somehow that tied together when they got the horse, this when my mother was barely out of college. I remember the horse breifly and no one knows what breed but it kind of looked like a cow with spots? I have photos of me and cat together but I seldom remember, least here I can a little bit. :)