Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 05, 2018

Something is amiss. The hairball appears to have been regurgitated onto a bare floor, rather than the fluffiest carpet.

like the crime scene set up 1st panel.

lupin and pucky look so innocent.

Yellow crime scene tape and everything.

It’s a gruesome scene – which looks a lot like my house. But then I have 4 long haired cats so — hairballs happen.

Looking at it again – that’s one hefty hairball! It’s almost kitten sized.

The Woman doesn’t seem to realize that “No, no, yucky, yucky” is the EXACT wrong thing to say to a male Toddler.

I found someone had horked up their food into the sink today. Not hard to clean up, but a little unusual target.

Are we sure it’s just a hairball, or is there perhaps a potato salad binder?

My cats would wait to disgorge a hairball until fresh linens were put on the beds or the carpet were freshly shampooed.

Goodness- is that a furball or the whole cat? “I’ve often seen a cat without a hairball, but never a hairball without a cat…”

It’s the Hairball Incident!

Hairball Central.

There have been a number of these in my house this week along with a few fur bunnies. I questioned both boys about the appearance of said hairballs and both vehemently denied any knowledge of such things. Investigations are continuing … ;-)

The funniest thing about Puck’s reporting is it sounds so much like how the news seems to be reported on local newscasts – the ever so serious young reporter solemnly detailing the events of what is usually just a minor occurrence as if it was the biggest disaster around. Excellent job though Puck, all the facts needed :)

But one of them worked so hard to make that hairball just for you.

One of my cats sole reason for existing is to convert protein to hair to lumps and clumps to deposit on the carpet.

Good morning and a happy Thursday/Purrsday, orbsters and orbabies. Well, today is the day I get my new teeth, so Paul is heading off to the big city by himself for his radiation treatment. I wrote him a list of instructions and he laughed.

On a serious note, my friends, may I again ask for special hugs and boops and bumps for my younger stepson and his wife? They were expecting their first child, are about 4 months along and have just found out the baby is not viable and they will have to terminate the pregnancy. They are, understandably, heartbroken.

Last night I heard the birth of a hairball, being too tired I said “in the morning”. I’ve yet to see where the scene of the crime is.

What a coincidence. The only reason I’m up at 4 a.m. reading the comics is I just finished cleaning up after my cat threw up – on the back of the sofa. Luckily, I have a throw on the sofa so it’s okay. The cat threw up on the throw.

My favorite BCN news report opening evah!!! Lupin so seriously reporting something which is not all that rare in a 3-cat household.

And of course Georgia deepens the mystery by making sure we can’t see the color of the hairball. I vote for Lupin as the source, he’s drawn with the fluffiest fur. (Except when Lupin goes poof.)

Back to the 4th for a moment. Over on BCN website, adorable photo of the baby on her 1st 4th in costume.

Don’t the boys know hairballs MUST be deposited on the most expensive, hand knotted 17th century Persian rug? (It disguises the mess!)

Yay! The hairball arc! What is the rug coming to? LOL

I thought this morning that my cat Maxie had left me a hairball to deal with until I got closer and realized it was a different type of present that she had let me, a dead mouse.

There should be a barrier of police tape all around it.

I thought for a second it said “grime scene.” It’s a grim grime crime scene!

Well at least it was’t the people while they were sleeping. Mine will try that sometimes. Not a sound I like waking up to at all. Half asleep and trying to relocate a horcking kitty to the floor without getting any on oneself or the bed.

It has been the Week of the Hairballs here. Had to change the sheets and mattress pad once. Chased a cat around to catch two others. Found a surprise in the basement. Then today cleared in the neighbors’ house for whom we are cat sitting.

Actually got a hairball from DC the other day. He never get’s hairballs and I’m not sure why now. I was thinking it’s cause he’s a short hair, but sitting here thinking on it we’ve had other short hairs in the past who have had hairballs. Poor guy, he looked so miserable as he’s never had hairballs before. And to top it off it happened right at their supper time so Bandit got the favorite spot for his dish. DC looked like “Brodda has my spot!” until he saw food in his dish. Smokey and Bandit, being more medium haired cats, are more use to hairballs, but DC really looked pitiful.

Well, we know Elvis couldn’t have had anything to do with it… [spoiler below]

I wonder—do authorities know if the incident occured at hairball o’clock?

Thanks to BCN, the phrase “There’s been a hairball” is often used at my house.

Yes, this is a great arc, but I’m waiting eagerly for the appearance of my favorite aviator …

Off the hairball subject for a moment, just had a few cute incidents. DC decided it was toy time and looking over Smokey and Bandit WERE asleep in the window. So I thought maybe I could pull out DC’s catnip toy with having to get out Bandit or Smokey’s. No dice, Bandit heard me going for the toy and started getting up. So I had to pull out both boys toys only to have Smokey come in with this “I want toy” attitude and try taking Bandit’s. She got really upset with me when I picked her up and put her in the recliner, not realizing I had her toy in hand. She was acting like “But I want toy!” until I set her’s down beside her. Then it was like “Ooo, my toy!”

Back about 20 years ago, I used to get a tube of fish oil supplement for my cats to help with hairballs, they never had issues. I can’t find the stuff now… but it was cheap and they loved it. Kind of surprised that supplements are used here.

We gave fish oil to one of our girls. Just popped open a fish oil pill & put a couple of drops on top of each forepaw. Squeaky clean paws in no time! Mostly gave to help control dandruff. Not sure it helped horks. Poor Jazzi had unbelievably dense underfur that she craved to be brushed! We call each brush full of fur a “kitten”. We’d get over 20 kittens per session and she didn’t want us to stop. RIP pretty girl!

Dusty begrudges me 2 or three. If I’m lucky!

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Cats momentarily lose their charm when ya step on one of them babies at 5 a.m.

We have a cat with kitty reflux. And, since regurgitation is a voluntary act in cats, she upchucks every time she eats too much or too fast. Basically, every day for 17 years now.

Yeah, Mom, well just remember: Y-U-C-K-Y is only two letter removed from Y-U-M-M-Y.

Spent fireworks time in bed, with Dusty plastered next to me, millions of talon points digging into my skin. Pulled pillows around him, covered us with the sheet, & I rubbed & petted, & petted & petted. Room was dark & curtains drawn.

When he decided the worst was over he bolted without so much as a nuzzle of thanks. He’s his usual self today. ;-D

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Some good news to share about my follow up mammogram. It is a teeny tiny cyst, (2 mil), nothing to worry about, but i have to have another mammo and ultrasound in 6 months. Thanks for all of your best wishes, prayers, hugs and love you sent my way. And I WAS calm,cool & collected when I walked in, but cried with relief on my way home.

New Simons Cat!

New Simons Cat!

https://youtu.be/AMHWyS5GyeY

Hairball treatment remedy: Freeze-dried fish, finely ground. Petrolatum. A dab of butter (if your cat likes butter). Mix ground fish and petrolatum with fingers until it has the consistency of a stiff dough. Start with a small amount of petrolatum, add powdered fish until consistency is right. Add a dab of butter, and more powdered fish, if necessary, to maintain stiffness. Keep in tightly sealed container in refrigerator. Feed as a between meal treat.