I have two ‘new’ kitties from a rescue – both orange females (which I understand is a bit rare). The mama (Gigi) is 10 years old and has had numerous litters over the years, and her last baby (Little Girl) is 14 months old. I couldn’t break up the pair. Mama looks and acts like a kitten, though. They’re beautiful and having a great time tumbling and running and playing. Good thing I don’t have a Christmas tree; it would probably not survive.
I know the adults can’t understand the cats, but I am still very disappointed in the Woman for not keeping the tune. It would have been soooo much better with “Nope, na-nope, nope nope!”!
Secure the tree to the ceiling, People. We’ve done it in my house for years, and while our climbers could get the tree to shake they couldn’t get it DOWN. I think Dozer, at least, preferred it that way. The tree was for sleeping in!
We lost our oldest cat yesterday. Donna had a large tumour that obliterated her eardrum, an enlarged heart , thyroid damage, possible diabetes, and rear leg arthritis. All diagnosed after her well check in march!!! She was almost 19. Sweet, sweet girl!
Ruining a good climb and a good tune in one fell swoop? Sometimes it is a heavy task to be the sensible one. Not that he seems to mind. Iggy is definitely a “go with the flow” type, at least so far.
That big rear foot heading out reminds me of the song “Put One Foot in Front of The Other” from the stop-motion cartoon “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
This year I’m living in a bit of fear over what is playing out in the strip. After losing our two Oranges around the 4th of July to complications of Cancer (Belenus at 8 to an abdominal tumor that was causing internal bleeding that couldn’t be controlled and Mars to heart failure as a complication of what appeared to be advanced mammary tumors at 14-15), we added two kittens in late August from an area shelter. They were part of a feral colony that had 12 kittens and were the last two to be adopted out at about 4 months old. These two are very well socialized to people and are very affectionate (to an annoying degree if you are working from home). The female is essentially all black and the male is a tuxedo. They are balls of energy that race around making our older cats (Sassy about 18, Mercury 11, and Kane about 8) a bit annoyed at times. They both like to jump and climb, so the tree will likely be an adventure when it goes up this weekend. Will keep you posted on what happens.
I don’t think I’ve ever had a cat who climbed trees. Now, knocking ornaments off lower branches and eating tinsel was an entirely different kettle of fish.
I fell asleep before midnight and didn’t wake up until I got a phone call at 10:00 this morning. By the time I got here, everything I would have added has already been said.
Yesterday we had to take MrrrCavity to the vet. Apparently Holly bit his paw when they were playing through the slot in the cat-door to the sun room. (She’s a biter.) We didn’t realize what had happened for several days, so he had an abscess, now drained, and he’s on antibiotics. He’s feeling much better. We are looking forward to Holly’s spay on Monday, after which she can be allowed the run of the house at all hours. We hope the house will survive. Kittens are exhausting.
Hmmm, looks like the undead wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to climb the tree. He looks rather excited the Woman rescued him in that last panel. The werewolf, on the other hand, looks pleased no the be able to get back down.
Not going to give details for privacy but an old friend’s Maine cat has disappeared. He’s a giant fluffy guy, brown and black, indoor-outdoor and used to being outside in that area, but is usually not gone for longer than a couple of days. Be thinking of him and guiding him to a safe return. Thank you.
McColl34 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Curses! Thwarted (for the moment) by the paw . . . er, hand . . . of nope!
Catlover12 over 1 year ago
I love their whistling! Eeeeeeeeeeh!
cb8ty over 1 year ago
They’ve acquired quite a wardrobe already!!
ikini Premium Member over 1 year ago
I wonder who batted the red ball? It’s quite bouncy, for an ornament.
marilynnbyerly over 1 year ago
I guess they missed the lesson on cat stealth at the animal shelter.
TampaFanatic1 over 1 year ago
OT: nice X-Mas story; elderly dog reunited with owner, this is really cool, hooray for Jazzy and her owner:
https://www.fox13news.com/news/dog-abandoned-at-orlando-hotel-reunited-with-family-7-years-after-going-missing-in-texas
WelshRat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Innocence. They has it. And the Woman doesn’t believe it.
dmah Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’d be surprised if Ora Zella didn’t come “loaded for bear.” I wonder if she has any nope-repellent in her knapsack?
saobadao over 1 year ago
That IS a song…someone finish the lyrics for me. Is it just a take off of “Hi, ho it’s off to work we go”?
Charliegirl Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have two ‘new’ kitties from a rescue – both orange females (which I understand is a bit rare). The mama (Gigi) is 10 years old and has had numerous litters over the years, and her last baby (Little Girl) is 14 months old. I couldn’t break up the pair. Mama looks and acts like a kitten, though. They’re beautiful and having a great time tumbling and running and playing. Good thing I don’t have a Christmas tree; it would probably not survive.
Liz the Lucky Premium Member over 1 year ago
I know the adults can’t understand the cats, but I am still very disappointed in the Woman for not keeping the tune. It would have been soooo much better with “Nope, na-nope, nope nope!”!
Aspen_Bell over 1 year ago
I have the irresistible idea that the Woman actually heard them, not just sensed them moving purposefully over the couch.
2GreyCats over 1 year ago
Ora Zella RTB!
Jacob Mattingly over 1 year ago
This may be one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen. Especially Iggy’s little smile when The Woman plucks him from the tree.
222jo over 1 year ago
Iggy’s so cute and I love Ora’s different coloured feet (and toe-bean sighting of course!).
emiesty Premium Member over 1 year ago
Iggy is holding on to his backpack, while OZ is going freestyle.
Sionyx over 1 year ago
Secure the tree to the ceiling, People. We’ve done it in my house for years, and while our climbers could get the tree to shake they couldn’t get it DOWN. I think Dozer, at least, preferred it that way. The tree was for sleeping in!
Biskits over 1 year ago
Ours prefer to sleep under it. They know they are gifts.
Biskits over 1 year ago
We lost our oldest cat yesterday. Donna had a large tumour that obliterated her eardrum, an enlarged heart , thyroid damage, possible diabetes, and rear leg arthritis. All diagnosed after her well check in march!!! She was almost 19. Sweet, sweet girl!
misty over 1 year ago
Up near the tree top, kits are stopped
’Fore they make the tree go “plop”
Down from the branches Iggy is nabbed
And Ora’s the next one
To be grabbed
Nope, nope, no!
Tree won’t go!
Nope, nope, no!
End of show!
Up near the tree top
Quick, quick, quick
Woman kept the kits
Off the naughty list
Of old St. Nick
- Benjamin Hanby – Up on the Rooftop/Housetop
Katzen1415 over 1 year ago
Ruining a good climb and a good tune in one fell swoop? Sometimes it is a heavy task to be the sensible one. Not that he seems to mind. Iggy is definitely a “go with the flow” type, at least so far.
Olive O'Sudden over 1 year ago
I would love to see Ora Zella meet up with Thimblefist. THEY WOULD HAVE SUCH FUN TOGETHER!♥
29jeb over 1 year ago
Ah, what a peaceful tune!
DorseyBelle over 1 year ago
RSORTB! And what cute lil hikers!
mepowell over 1 year ago
OT: Warning. Cuteness Overload. On Facebook, Georgia has a video of Elvis zipped into her hoodie.
Kitty Katz over 1 year ago
As performed by Brenda Lee and Others: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Knockin’ down the Christmas Tree
On our journey through the house
Knowing that no one is the wiser
Not even a Robber Mouse
…….
Knockin’ down the Christmas Tree
Our objective is in view
Maybe we will take away a branch
And an ornament or two!
…….
Woman: Somehow I have a slight suspicion
There is mischief going on
Kitties climbing up the Yule tree
Nope, this mischief just can not be!
…….
Knockin’ down the Christmas Tree
Our plan is foiled just for now
But we’ll just have to try again
We’ll just have to figure how!
DeerOrchid Premium Member over 1 year ago
That big rear foot heading out reminds me of the song “Put One Foot in Front of The Other” from the stop-motion cartoon “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
In a cats world, it could be sooo much fun except for those darn humans messing everything up.
Kitty Katz over 1 year ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
At the Waterfront
Iggy Shipwright: Hey guys, how’s the fishing?
Freshwater Cat: We’ve been busy. Right now we have to take care of a few things?
Iggy: Like what?
Saltwater Cat: Well, fishing has been great for awhile, but it does take a toll on our nets.
Fresh: Yeah, that’s my least favorite chore. Fixing the nets.
Iggy: Is it hard to do?
Salty: Not once you get the hang of it, but it is tedious.
Later That Day at the Artisans’ Studio
Iggy: Maat-Tilda, would you mind showing me some weaving techniques?
katey11 Premium Member over 1 year ago
You can’t do it in front of the Woman! That’s why 12-4 are such important hours for cats
djlong2015 Premium Member over 1 year ago
This year I’m living in a bit of fear over what is playing out in the strip. After losing our two Oranges around the 4th of July to complications of Cancer (Belenus at 8 to an abdominal tumor that was causing internal bleeding that couldn’t be controlled and Mars to heart failure as a complication of what appeared to be advanced mammary tumors at 14-15), we added two kittens in late August from an area shelter. They were part of a feral colony that had 12 kittens and were the last two to be adopted out at about 4 months old. These two are very well socialized to people and are very affectionate (to an annoying degree if you are working from home). The female is essentially all black and the male is a tuxedo. They are balls of energy that race around making our older cats (Sassy about 18, Mercury 11, and Kane about 8) a bit annoyed at times. They both like to jump and climb, so the tree will likely be an adventure when it goes up this weekend. Will keep you posted on what happens.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
They want to be masters of destruction, but they’re not big enough. So, they’re masters of distraction.
ladykat over 1 year ago
I don’t think I’ve ever had a cat who climbed trees. Now, knocking ornaments off lower branches and eating tinsel was an entirely different kettle of fish.
Crann Bethadh over 1 year ago
Wouldn’t that be “Hi ho, hi ho, it’s up the tree we’ll go”?
Zoomer&Yeti over 1 year ago
Panel 3 reminds me of the Family Guy Star Wars spoofs – the “Act casual/Fly casual” scenes; where they try to saunter by unnoticed.
GSD Mom Premium Member over 1 year ago
Off-Topic Post-storm report:
All is well for us. I hope other areas were also spared.
mike.p.4.bears over 1 year ago
Valdereeeeee, valderaaaaaa their knapsacks on their backs!
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
I fell asleep before midnight and didn’t wake up until I got a phone call at 10:00 this morning. By the time I got here, everything I would have added has already been said.
rs0204 Premium Member over 1 year ago
We are figuring out Holmes’s personality, and here are various observations by different members of the family:
Hamilton – “He’s an interloper and better stay off my kitchen counter.”
Marie – “He is so cute and has little pink toe-beans.”
Holly-Bear – “He’s nuts.”
Belle – “He has quite the purr-motor and a kind face.”
Mittens – “Silly kitten,” (then went back to sleep).
Robert – “Holmes! Leave that Christmas tree alone!”
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
“No-no, no-no. It’s down from the tree we go.”
(Nothing short of a motion-triggered water mist spray will deter these cats.)
Red Bird over 1 year ago
You gotta admire their enthusiasm.
anomalous4 over 1 year ago
OT: OMCOMCOMC… x2
NWdryad over 1 year ago
I have a friend who used to let her three gerbils run around in the tree. Animated Christmas ornaments, I called them.
scaeva Premium Member over 1 year ago
Yesterday we had to take MrrrCavity to the vet. Apparently Holly bit his paw when they were playing through the slot in the cat-door to the sun room. (She’s a biter.) We didn’t realize what had happened for several days, so he had an abscess, now drained, and he’s on antibiotics. He’s feeling much better. We are looking forward to Holly’s spay on Monday, after which she can be allowed the run of the house at all hours. We hope the house will survive. Kittens are exhausting.
Fennec! at the Disco over 1 year ago
The details on Ora Zella’s jeans in panel 3!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 1 year ago
And ya gotta sing the Hi Ho’s like the dwarves did..
WelshRat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Tree chaos in “Simon’s Cat”. https://youtu.be/Lyia0COewyE
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
Get ornament hook implants for your kittens. BOGO, this week only.
Nuliajuk over 1 year ago
OT: I’ve found another great cartoonist to follow, this one on the Guardian site.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/edith-pritchett-on-millennial-life?page=3
metagalaxy1970 over 1 year ago
The backpacks! The song! The “it’s down the tree will go”! and the final “Nope, nope, nope”. Still love the fangs!
Totally Not a Killer Dolphin over 1 year ago
Puck is my favorite. Which one is yours?
knight1192a over 1 year ago
Hmmm, looks like the undead wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to climb the tree. He looks rather excited the Woman rescued him in that last panel. The werewolf, on the other hand, looks pleased no the be able to get back down.
La Gata Loca over 1 year ago
Do the chaos kittens have names yet? I may have missed that
Aspen_Bell over 1 year ago
Not going to give details for privacy but an old friend’s Maine cat has disappeared. He’s a giant fluffy guy, brown and black, indoor-outdoor and used to being outside in that area, but is usually not gone for longer than a couple of days. Be thinking of him and guiding him to a safe return. Thank you.
Teto85 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Been there, done that. Kitties are all older (5 years or more) and they don’t do that.
Wise-Cracking Amelia over 1 year ago
Adorable.
turner7811 Premium Member over 1 year ago
So sorry for your loss.
Quabaculta over 1 year ago
I grieve with thee