Garfield by Jim Davis for May 11, 2023

Oh we know, Garfield.

Just wait till you turn 45 next month!

One good scratch, deserves another, Garfield.

I’ll scratch your back if you’ll not scratch the furniture….

I hate it when I got an itch and I can’t reach it…

ugh!

not ready for a close-up

That’s what the underside of end tables is for, Garfield. C’mon. Get imaginative.

Sometimes, life can be a real itch, Gard.

That’s why they have human staff.

Well, that and regular food obviously

It is good to have a human that can help.

can’t you use your tail, Garfield?

i know what the joke is supposed to be, but its delivered so badly that it just ruins it.

Buy a back scratcher.

I guess Garfield doesn’t have any sharp claws

Me too Garf. But I have opposable thumbs and a back scratcher.

An itch you cannot scratch can make you nearly frantic and it is such sweet relief when you finally can scratch it.

I guess it’s all relative, then.

Don’t get an itch when you’re getting an MRI.

I have those all the time. Drives me nuts!

That’s not the first time that Garfield has had that problem. It also happened to him all the way back in 1978.

Those are first-world problems right there.

Cats create problems if you ask me. I never had a cat, but some can be a terror. The few cats I have met have been sweet, but in general, I am a dog guy!

If he can reach his nether regions, he can reach anywhere to scratch.

Guh!! I know especially the itch between the shoulder blades

I hate getting an itch in a tough place to reach. You’re preaching to the choir, Garfield.

reminds me of the 5 July 1978 strip

cats itch?

I have that problem too because of osteoarthritis. So I bought a back scratcher.

In my house, scratching cats’ backs is one of my most important jobs.