Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 22, 2018

Another one of my favorite punchlines, although the lead in is slightly altered.

I like Louie. I wish he had a bigger part.

I think Louie paid a visit around my apartment building a couple of weeks ago. The aroma of chilled skunk through the a/c lingered for hours. It’s not fair — the surrounding streets are fragrant with night-blooming jasmine on hot summer nights, but that smell never makes it through the window a/c unit!

I love the trailing stench, right at nose level! Also, looks like Pucky was all set up with a plate of kibble to munch on in panel six!

P.S. Louie’s looking plump — I’m glad to see he’s eating well.

The trail of skunk smell looks like mustaches on the boys’ faces. Good to see Tommy isn’t bothered!

Welcome back, Louie!

I don’t often talk about the dogs, mostly about Smokey and the boys. But I had to take one of the dogs out the other night and discovered a skunk running about. Both the skunk and I were quite thankful to be on opposite sides of the street so we could high tail it without spraying being required. Didn’t stay out very long after I saw that. And the other dog that likes to go out was extremely annoyed that she couldn’t go out. Come to think of it, I’m really glad I didn’t take her first. Would have been spending time in a tomato juice bath.

That’s quite a nice telescope, Puck.

OMC… Ursa Major Upset… laughing my furry butt off. What’s that? You weren’t referring to the deodorant? Oh, well… never mind, then.

“So, you understand the basics, then.” Tre-C was trying to be cool… it wasn’t working. “Oh, my dear Bast. This is better than catnip!” she exclaimed. “These people, can we interreact with them?” “Well, sure” Megan replied, “Right now is just as though we walked here from the next block. But in ANY location, keep your eyes open and your nose in the air. Just as an example, I know this place. I think we were given this door because of your craving, but because I’ve been here already. And the pork here IS devine. But, they have dogs. And as I’m sure you know, some dogs are cool… some are not. THESE are not. In fact, I’m sure the reason they aren’t barking their little canine arses off is because right now the wind favors us. So let’s not tempt fate for a strip of bacon. Think you can get us back into the stream?”

“Yeah… yeah. I can do this.” Tre-C had a look of a predator just mere feet away from her prey. Her muscles taught, but her entire body moving in sync to a rhythm very few could fathom, let alone manipulate. Walking along the side of Sammy’s Kitchen, she let out a deep breath, slowed down a bit, looked around then made a sharp right turn. And wasn’t there anymore. Nor was the big black and white.

“WAY better than catnip…”

Given Puck’s thoughts on the Woman’s annual St. Patrick’s Day feast, I’m not surprised he chose to compare eau de skunk with cabbage.

Shhhh. Show some respect for yourself, Elvis. Lupin’s asking for it with toe beans and everything.

Louie, my vision is poor too and I’ve been wearing glasses since I was about 9.

Public service announcement; the preceding story was brought to you trough the courtesy of a generous serving of “Little Asia” Kung Pao Beef, and an equally potent helping of Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon. The author wishes it be known that no animals were harmed in the recounting of this adventure. Or vegetables. Maybe a mineral or two, but it was all in good fun..

Actually, skunk spray is more like someone shoved a rubber tire up your nose and lit it on fire. Trust me, once you smell it, it’s not something you will forget.

What are Tommy and Louie sitting on?

Ha! I just noticed that the candle in panel 3 is inside a can of tomato juice (or possibly soup, not that it matters which).

LOUIE!!!!!!! We need to see more strips featuring Louie. :D

Is Louie the same skunk who visited “Rose is Rose” today?

A black kitty with a fat white striped tail.

Years back, a ranger at one of our National Parks was telling me about a problem they were having – the skunks figured out how to unzip tent doors when the “tenter” left the meeting point of the zippers down close to the ground. One woman had the unpleasant experience of crawling into her tent and suddenly realizing she was facing the south end of a north facing skunk. Don’t leave skunk munchies in your tent.

Good Morning, skunks have poor vision so its spray first ask questions later. Not sure were I got this remedy/ dog magazine, but if your dog/cat has a run in with a skunk this is the solution to use: 1 Qt. Peroxide, 1/4 cup Baking Soda and 1 tsp. Dawn (soap detergent-which is the same PH for dogs skin-via my vet/and a secret of groomers.)

Good morning and happy Sunday/Bunday, orbsters and orbabies! Poor boys, coping with eau de skunk wafting through the house. We occasionally get a whiff here in Barrie, and are fortunate that Yum Yum, in her protection of the property, has not met one yet.

I would be upset too if i were sprayed by a skunk.

When Tommy was first restored to his people, we saw his woman walking him on a cat leash. Evidently he is now trusted to find his own way home.

A skunk hung out under our deck one winter. The deck was very low — basically wood over a cement pad that had formerly been the base of a screened porch — and after a light dusting of snow you could see a little melted spot in the wood just above the warm skunk. There was a v-e-e-r-r-y faint smell of skunk, too. I didn’t want to get rid of the skunk because they eat the grubs of Japanese beetles and I HATE Japanese beetles.

Spoiler!!!

Oh my cat, is that a wine glass next to the telescope? awwwww!

That’s no skunk, you dope. That’s Pepé Le Pew!

This strip was a LOL, and the details are fabulous. Love the glasses on Louie. He’s poor sighted you know.

Don’t know which is better, the tiny little tomato candle or the “Hey, I get startled!” insouciance…10/10 for hitting all the right notes!

Toe beans = tori

Our dog, Iko, met a skunk in our backyard. The result was:

Skunk – 1Iko – 0

Tommy is everyone’s friend

A (not very) lovely Sunnyday to beloved orbsters everywhere! But! The drought is over! We’ve been in, or close to, a whopper of a system that drenched us & made my tomatoes burst their skins! I watered them heavily, but it was apparently not enough. Oh well!

Tons of little froggies & toads catching hoards of insects. Must have in hibernation or stasis. What is good, is that those little bug zappers are signs of a healthier ecosystem than was in my childhood. I wish them full tummies with no chems! So wish the same for your neighborhoods!

May your week be filled with interesting and happy surprises! May your ankles be billowing tufts of kitty fluff, accompanied by happy doggies trailing your every step! May love lift you and send you gifts more precious than diamonds!

Blessings!!! >^.,.^<

I’ll bet his full name is Pewie Louie

Don’t startle him. He’s too Scent-a-mental!

Louie looks sort of like Elvis. Young Elvis. As in Presley.

I encountered a skunk in our yard last summer, got withing two feet. He/she wasn’t startled, but I was.

Here’s a trick to use if you see a skunk and want it to go away. Stamp on the ground, twice in quick succession, thump thump. Apparently, this is a skunkly signal of danger. I’ve tried it and it works. They turn away from the sound (or vibration) and toddle off looking cute.

I don’t think I have ever met a cat that got sprayed. Lots and LOTS of dogs, though. They need to learn to leave the smelly kitties alone!

I’ve posted this under a couple of replies….new BCN initiative……#MoreLouieLouie

I’ve seen our tuxedo cat trotting behind a skunk more than once…..no harm done.

I think that it’s not so much the actual smell of skunk but the strength of it. I was once driving and caught the very edge of the smell of skunk, and realized that it was not that bad in character. It is probably that the strength of it overloads the receptors in the nose.

Sometimes skunks will check out the area under my bird feeders late at night. It’s amazing the variety of stripe widths. Some have very wide white stripes. Some have almost no stripe at all. They’re really beautiful little critters.

I welcome Joe Pesci skunk to the BBC cast.

Bottle raised (like kittens) 7 orphaned baby skunks years ago-finally had to turn them over to a local nature center. All 7 survived, our dog loved them as long as we had them (about 10 weeks) and they were beautiful little creatures. Don’t know what happened to their mom as no dead body around anywhere, but the kits were fun until they started to smell. Would do it again if I had the chance.

Love Lupin holding his hand on his chest while he’s “honoring” Elvis, I just love his sense of humor!!

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My mom had a cat door but she had to close it when she started getting skunks in the house. She now has a plank that runs from the railing on her deck up to the second floor balcony for the cats to go in&out. The cats have to jump up on the railing to get to the plank. Skunks can’t do that, so they can’t use the plank to get into the house.