Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for November 05, 2022

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Follow-up report: Elvis taking notes, issuing scores.

She’s really giving the man a run for his money! Oh dear! Ora’s outta gas! And there she goes down for the count! Such shame so close to victory.

Ora Zella reminds me of my new little overlord Shadow. He, too, is a purring bomb.

Will this tame Ora!.? Falling asleep after full attack mode? Will she get used to the petting and love?

A purring bomb is the best of all possible bombs. And how sweet of her to go suddenly boneless and asleep in the Man’s hand.♥

I can tell the Man is just thinking “Oh my cat she’s wants us to adopt this tiny nuke”

Sidebar: you think he’d be used to her cooing over the cat equilvent of a nuke by now given how she treats Elvis and Lupin

There is a hot sauce called Da Bomb Beyond Insanity, and it clocks in at 1.5 million Scovilles. Looks like Ora Zella might be even spicier than that!

How many cats will this bring the people up to?

That’s a typical kitten; Two modes, Flat out or asleep! :-)

If the Woman plans to adopt the tiny purring bomb, she really ought to give the Man his very own full body bomb suit this Christmas. It’s the only sensible way to handle live ordinance on a daily basis.

Iggy looks so content in the woman’s arms. They need to get Ora some place she can’t escape from, like the office before she wakes up. Somehow I don’t think they would find it quite as neat as when Goldie was locked in there, https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2019/11/26

All People and Cats had to be out of the house last week while our floors were being refinished. Two of them went quietly. Two of them did NOT. Chasing a cat needs to be an Olympic sport, it is highly entertaining AND difficult.

Will Ora be the Man’s cat? No, correction…will the Man be Ora’s human?

Somehow not feral indeed! Meanwhile Iggy sleeps contentedly through it all. I think he’s home.

Little nuclear furrball is like a Cuisinart with an attitude…

Will the Man need a round of antibiotics after being bitten by Da Purring Bomb so many times? Kitties have lots of bacteria in their cute, little, razor toothed mouths.

Cross between a powder puff and a clingy cactus… that bites!

And even her bites are tiny!

I predict Elvis is really going like her spunk!

A mean and nasty ol kitten eh. Just imagines how eevil it be when grows up.

Assuming Ora Zella’s claws have not yet been clipped (highly possible considering her wildness), the Man’s shirt sleeve and palm must be in need of Bactine and bandages. Not to mention the bite wounds.

Michel Legrand: Pieces of Dreams

Little cat lost

In search of little cat found

No need to run away

You can stay

And find the love

Why must you fight?

Everything will be alright!

You’ll find many friends

And love without end!

…….

Little cat ill

In search of little cat well

You will not come to harm

In the arms of one you can love!

Running away

Will lead you further astray!

And you have no need to fear

All that you need is right here!

…….

Little cats now

There is no need to roam

It’s time to give your love

And receive your love

Look and see

Now at last you’re home!!

If The Man had a tail, it would be lashing.

OT: Searching still

Important note: I’m sure that none of these bites even scratched the skin.

However, cat bites are ALWAYS serious and should be treated as such – and if they break the skin or, worse yet, draw blood, then you MUST go straight to the doctor for some heavy-duty antibiotics. Taking chances can result in serious risk to life and limb within hours.

This goes triply so if you don’t know if the cat has been vaccinated against rabies, of course, but rabies at least takes its time to manifest. Sepsis kills fast.

Ora. Action. Cat. Two minutes of action, three hours of zonked.

O.T.

LOL, purring bomb. That’s a good name for it!

She’s a snarling quivering white-hot ball of feline terror!!

(with apologies to ‘Family Dog’)

The look on Baba’s face and her comment in panel one is great!

I love how Beatrix just immediately reverts to reporting the news and basically everything the Man does in this one. Since he needed Puck to save him from the robo-snake, he might be in over his head. I am sure the People and Tommy’s Woman will figure out a way to help her, so tune in next week.

So who won that round?

Tis no cat…

Tis a remorseless purring/fighting machine…

Stand back lads, we got ourselves an Erinyes!

My old Calico, Dot, was a purring bomb who would just conk out after wreaking havoc. You could force her to sleep by talking right at her face softly. She would protest when you did this, and then just conk out.

For your prayers & comforting thoughts: yesterday, my friend had to have her beloved Shiloh sent over the Rainbow Bridge. Shiloh was a very impressive Maine all creamy-smokey-fluffy & a personality like no other Maine. She was also 19 years & 6 months old. My friend didn’t say much, but, I know she’s just destroyed inside. She & her hubs are in their 70’s now, so, there’ll be no lil furrball coming to help fill the void. Thank you, for your compassion for my pal.

Aaand, GoComics strikes again! Wouldn’t let me post my comment until I removed the second word to Shiloh’s breed! Ferpetessakes!!! Ya’ll know the 2 breeds, Norwegian Forest Cat & Maine Blanked-out-For-Your-Protection!!!!!! Gadzooks!!!!!!!

If the people adopt both kittens, will they run afoul of any local ordinances? Providence has a limit of 3. I couldn’t find any specific information about other RI towns. I worry that having 6 cats starts to put them under the category of “crazy cat people.”

I found a site that said, “According to experts, an individual must not have more than five cats. If you really love cats, six is the maximum. There is no going more than.”

https://www.petcarerx.com/article/how-many-cats-are-too-many/3247

Aww, she’s just a baby full of spit and vinegar and sudden naps.

Wow! I wonder if Ora Zella was like that in real life when Georgia got her as a companion for Iggy?

Awwww, Look at Iggy in the last panel! He finally looks happy and safe!

I couldn’t help thinking of this childhood favorite of mine:

He’s nothing much but fur

And two round eyes of blue,

He has a giant purr

And a m1dget mew.

He darts and pats the air,

He starts and c0cks his ear,

When there is nothing there

For him to see and hear.

He runs around in rings,

But why we cannot tell;

With sideways leaps he springs

At things invisible -

Then half-way through a leap

His startled eyeballs close,

And he drops off to sleep

With one paw on his nose.

~~Eleanor Farjeon, “A Kitten”

I love that line, “this is a purring bomb”.

On yesterday’s BCN I was thinking I would feel very awkward saying I love and adore Georgia, but maybe it’s okay to say I love and adore The Woman. “In over my head! In over my head!”

I love the way a kitten can go from Race to Sleep in 1 second flat!!

The trick is to yelp at every bite, as though it was killing you, until they learn to control their attacks (assuming these are “play bites”).

I did that the first time Colette bit me when she was a kitten. She froze. I could see her thinking. “OMG. I hurt a giant.”

For anything really aggressive, supple garden gloves are essential for kitten wrangling (and a squirt gun).

Every kitten I have had goes through a “jaw strength calibration” phrase. The kitten will put its teeth around your finger and apply gradually increasing pressure. "Does this hurt? How about this? "

“Ouch! Yes, stop.”

It is important not to be stoic and to always overreact before it actually becomes painful.

so…now we need merch w/ a pic of the kitten and the phrase “this is a purring bomb!” And by the holidays!

Y’know, in my experience, “purring bomb” accurately sums up most kittens.

And just like that, the family grows by two.

Remember Cat Scratch Fever isn’t just a song.

Watch her pounce and watch her spring,

Tearing into me.

O, What is this fearsome thing?

Must be Ora Z.

Ora Z, Ora Z, Clothing she will tear.

She just ripped a chunk from me,

Flying through the air.

Be careful with her, Man. You don’t want her to go off again.

Maybe when Ora wakes up cozy and warm, with a dish of food close by, she’ll realize she and Iggy are safe with the People.

That purring is the timing mechanism. When it ends, Boom!

Yah. When we got married many years ago we found a cute little sortie and cream. She was so sweet. We called her “Bitey” for reasons that were obvious. Nice, sweet, gentle and full of purrs. But for no apparent reason she would just come up and bite you.

You have just described all kittens, Man. One would think you’ve never encountered one before.

I’m gonna guess Ora Z was going for intimidation more than actual damage, as she was bouncing around instead of latching on and not letting go. Still, as other commenters have suggested, at the least clean those wounds VERY well!

O. Z. is a feline threshing machine. Or maybe she’s what people in my mom’s home town called a thrashing machine.

Purring bomb. Such a perfect (purrfect?) description.

Wimp.

Kittens are like that !

Heh. I resemble that. Nyla can push her way out of her cage if I forget to clip the bottom closed – I woke up last night to my toes being chomped. (she stays in the cage at night to be able to have food anytime). Right now the 3 babies (Pepper, 3; Moonlight 1.4; Nyla 4 mo) are barrelling around the house chasing each other!

Just popping in to say hi and have a good day!

Love how they both said “yeesh” together, the “bite, bite, bite” and “swat, swat, swat” and not to forget the “kick, kick, kick”, and finally, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. The “purring bomb” is a good nickname!

O.T. Leaving for FL

:D Reminds me of the late Ms Mocha – a sort of high-speed featherduster with sharp bits attached…