Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for September 18, 2021

Oh dear! This will indeed, need a major cleanup, both of the kibble on the floor (for which there will be help given, er, later, for any missed) and the horkage which will soon result from overeating.

Mom is going to be Thrilled!!

And it’s a good thing

They’re just expanding their horizons…

The farmer boy is wearing a hat of adventure! I love his overalls and bandana. Where’s Clucky Chicken?

Being farmers will make it easier to turn their restaurant into a farm to table restaurant.

And all unnoticed, the Woman quietly avoids having to put a potholder in her mouth and smile around it.

Josette likes to eat kibbles off the floor; she’ll even scoop them out of a bowl to do that. She spent her first two years in a shelter which fed cats that way (scattering the kibbles prevented the cats from fighting over food bowls).

Elvis, they’re calling you Chicken!

Young Dunn children had a farm

E-I-E-I-O

And on their farm they had some “chicks”

E-I-E-I-O

With a cluck cluck here

And a Peck Peck there

Here a cluck, there a Peck

And kibbles everywhere

I love that Elvis is really getting into the pretend play, but using both hands seems decidedly un-chicken-like.♥

Love those bandanas!

I can’t tell if the People-Kittens are barefoot or wearing socks. Either way, there may be some ouchies if they move around before the Cats, er Chickies, clean up all the kibble.

OMC! Has Elvis ever looked prouder? ❤

@GDSMom, How are you getting on?

Since food has been the central issue of the story, I thought I should pass this on to you. If your spouse is like mine, he is now thinking that probably the Big Macs deep fried in batter and the pizza and lard smoothies are not the best thing for you, and so worrying about heart-healthy diets. Mostly this involves stuff that is a mix of straw and ground-up doormats.

But what you need is food that will rebuild blood, bone, and muscle. Chocolate and red meat for iron and protein, cheese and Guinness for your bones. (Guinness doesn’t contain as much iron as was once thought, but there is plenty of other good stuff in it.)

If you find Guinness rather bitter (as I do) try Murphy’s or Beamish. But whatever you do, don’t put it in the fridge. The leprechauns will punish you, and you will deserve every minute of it. Chilled stout loses its body and taste, and becomes thin and watery. You might just as well drink Coors or some other American beer substitute.

And always remember. You must get your medical advice from random commenters on the Internet rather than from highly trained doctors who know the details of your particular case.

BoCH alert! Man your stations, a “back of cat head” has been spotted in panel 3.

Yeah – the Woman shouldn’t have tried to Spiderman climb that chair.

Don’t call Elvis chicken.

Ol’ Mac Farmers had a farm

E I E I MEOW!

And on the farm they had some cats

E I E I MEOW!

With a mow-mow here

And a mow-mow there

Here a mow, there a mow

Everywhere a mow-mow

Ol’ Mac Farmers had a farm

E I E I MEOW!

The way Elvis was drawn in the last panel makes him look like he has a handlebar mustache.

John Denver: Thank God I’m a Country Boy

Well life in the Pink House is kinda laid back

Ain’t nothing my cat friends and family lack

Nap all day then run around the track

Thank Cat I’m a Pink House cat!

…….

Well some extra kibble never did me no harm

And right down the road is Burt and Baba’s farm

Even the Robber Mice have their kind of charm,

Thank Cat I’m a Pink House Cat!

…….

Well I’ve got me a sunbeam, I’ve got lots of kibble

The farmer kids put out plenty to nibble,

And who are any of us to go and quibble?

Thank Cat I’m a Pink House Cat!

…….

There’s ham and bacon that the Woman cooks,

And sometimes I talk to Bea about books,

There’s the news to broadcast, hope it’s better than it looks,

Thank Cat I’m a Pink House Cat!

…….

Well I’ve got me a sunbeam, I’ve got lots of kibble

The farmer kids put out plenty to nibble,

And who are any of us to go and quibble?

Thank Cat I’m a Pink House Cat!

Back to the soil! Heavy soil.

Now they’re playing their suppliers for their earlier roles.

Ah! Domestic bliss!

Farmer going to need a sanitation crew before this is all over

Seeing the kids dressed up and feeding the chic…er…I mean cats, I have a student desire to put on the musical Oklahoma.

And the Man will likely have to clean it up because the Woman is still on the disabled list (or at least day-to-day, with that bum knee).

Will work for chicken feed.

For any who missed yesterday’s posting. Here’s a message from Georgia – A new kitten! Photos on Facebook and Instagram. “Welcome home, Iggy!! I’ve been watching this sweet little baby’s recovery on our local animal shelter’s page since August. He came to the local shelter alone, four weeks old, with infected injuries to both eyes. One eye could not be saved, alas, but thankfully the other healed. He has since recovered fully, at a hearty, tiny 9 weeks old. The last photo in this post shares some pictures of him from the Everett Animal Shelter during his time there. I shared photos of him with the kids as he recovered, and last Saturday we adopted him. His full name is Ignatius, but he’ll be called Iggy. He came very close to being named Barnabas, in honor of his little vampire cape , but he’s more of an Iggy. He is swiftly settling into the house, Puck and Goldie already come to the door of the guest room to check on him in the morning. Elvis likes him quite a bit too. In real life, Elvis is AWESOME with other cats, especially kittens. That’s one of the few differences in the comic. Elvis has never met a cat he didn’t quickly befriend or (in the case of kittens) take over caring for. Lupin on the other paw is usually slow to warm up to other cats, as we all know from him and Goldie. However!! He has been tentatively pretty cool about this. (So far! Knock on wood!!) Iggy is a really sweet, playful, brave, confident, laid back little guy who lives for attention and pets. Feeling very fortunate that Iggy’s joined us. He is fitting right in and all of the cats seem to have a spring in their step thanks to this little energetic guy with infectious good spirits.”

One question from me, what does Ignatius refer to? I’m not up on popular culture.

Our dog would grow feathers!

OT – Tiny Kittens

Come on you two. Just upend the bag all over the floor.

Do that in my house and I’ll be handing you the roll of paper towel for the inevitable large steaming pile of cat sick.

Oh, my dear, the kitchen is a farmyard now

I guess I gotta cluck somehow

Gobble up the kibble, gobble up the kibble

Keep it down

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(With a thousand groveling pardons to the Foo Fighters.)

Oh boy ! Kibble everywhere the kitties are having a field day !

It is a little chilly this morning. The chooks don’t want to leave their coop. Except Doris. She’s in the barn with what looks like a new clutch of eggs. Omelettes for Sunday breakfast. They’ll go great with that bacon and sausage we bought yesterday.

I hope Puck’s roaming vacuum friend is charging. He’s going to be busy in a bit.

Michigan, too.

Uh oh, the Woman is going to have 4 sick kitties on her hands.

Georgia has adopted a new rescue tuxedo kitten.

Welcome Iggy!

Welcome to Iggy. My neutered cat pepper adopted young rescue jaguar ( aka kitten boy) and raised him. Then pepper and kitten boy adopted baby Vick ( who is now 5) and clearly remain Vicks parents. Now that pepper is sick, baby Vick follows him and guards pepper while he sleeps. I hope Georgia high lights the parental roles her cats will take with iggy.

They had the appropriate dressups.

So cute! I am sure the BCN crew like this make believe. It involves actual food after all.

This is SO not good. The Man is gonna be getting gravel for the boys and Goldie again.

Lupin in a fedora![swooooon]

The cats are going to fall into a food coma soon, lol

The last panel is adorable.