Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 15, 2024

Iggy is never anything but adorable. And Elvis makes a great defense lawyer. But wake me when Ora Zella does her cliff dive from the top of the tree onto her next victim.

Let Iggy be in the tree! He’s not hurting it and he’s super cute.

Is that Lupin jumping into the tree in the last panel?

Sunday Funday

Let Iggy stay in the tree, at least until you take plenty of photos.

Iggy in a Christmas Tree would make a great T-shirt. All the reporters in a Christmas tree would be a great poster.

I love Elvis coming to Iggy’s defense

I believe those are candy canes on her robe but some of them look like question marks.

Panel three would make a sweet ornament. Now that I think of it, Iggy himself is a sweet tree adornment! Let him stay and spread peaceful Christmas vibes.

Iggy in that third panel looks so peaceful. Reminds me of that line from “Sweet and Low” by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

“While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.”

Come on woman, he’s not hurting anything. Let the little one sleep.

Elvis, you’ve never slept in a tree in your life. And, I hate to break this to you, bud, but yo don’t live in the wild.

Rock a bye Iggy, in the tree top,

When Woman finds you, she’ll tell you, “Stop,”

When she is gone, back up there you’ll crawl,

‘Cause you’re just a Kitten, and very Smol.

Iggy is very ornamental.

But now Ora Zella is in the tree. It’s doomed,

I agree with Elvis. Poor Iggy is only following his kitty instincts, after all. Why tantalise him with a big Douglas Fir if it’s only meant for decoration? ❤ See, Ora Zella agrees!

I just had to say! I went shopping with hubby at the mall today and I was wearing my Lupin “Let’s Do This!” backpack and got like ten compliments for it!! I did A LOT of advertising for BCN this afternoon! :D

I think Christmas trees are the only trees that cats aren’t afraid to get down from them, Am I right?

Release the Elvis! Unfortunately, it is a slippery slope that others will abuse (see last panel).

We have two new cats this year who are fascinated by the tree, but I’ve been amazed at how little damage they do – I don’t think they’ve even dislodged an ornament so far.

Why yes of course thems poor cats is trap inside the entrapartment.

Has Puck not taught Iggy the Purrfect Christmas Tip of tossing ornaments down from the tree so the People will have the fun of redecorating every morning?

I love it when Elvis gets defensive of the younglings.

I have no problems with cats on tree. Actually I install the tree especially for cats every year. Sadly, I can’t post any links for photos…

Today is my 58th birthday. I remember that fifty years ago my 8th birthday was also on a Sunday and that I watched a Tom and Jerry cartoon called Part Time Pal.

Iggy is a BABY! And he always says “I’m sorry”. I know I could never tell him no.

Oh Iggy, you don’t ever need to be sorry!!!❤️❤️❤️

I love OZ hiding in the tree pretending to be an ornament, then coming to Iggy’s defense.

In all my years of being owned by cats, I’ve never had one climb a Christmas tree. Iggy in this tree is adorable!

Oh thank you! BCN! Such a cutie. Haha entrapment fer sure, Im with Elvis. Lupin has great selfcontrol

Elvis defending Iggy is magnificent. Contrary to panel 6, there are a lot of little quirky things about Iggy. That’s why we love him.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

At the Afar Public Library and Cafè

Beaver Lee Cleary: So the problem there are plenty of spaces, (cockney accent), but no way to get them to their destination.

Amon-Merchant: Exactly, Bev. Trevor-Hotep has a great harvest from the Cosmo Nursery, and the Good Ship Red Planet Spider is putting into port here at the Afar Harbor. But Snowfall Braggart has control of the roadways.

Bev: I think I may know how to help. What do you think, Wicket?

Wicket: I have a whole of crew of Temple Owls who will be glad to fly the spice supply anywhere you want.

Azibo: Really? That’s wonderful!

Wicket: I’ll have a whole contingent here by tomorrow. Thomios and Floof will have all the spaces (cockney) they need.

Beatrixia: And now to other matters. What are the new scrolls you found, Bev?

Bev: Well here is a scroll by Timotheus the Tool Cat, Building Shelves Even a Siamese Would Approve Of. And the first edition of Better Pyramids and Oasis Cook Scroll. Where did Iggy go?

Iggy: I’m up here. I think I see a new way to design book shelves that I’ll need to show Wally (Awhil-Fixit the Seventh) and Iron Glove.

Bea: And how will we test them for strength?

Bea and Iggy: Lupinium and Ora Z!

I love Elvis in full sunflower mode defending Iggy!

Paw to the heart, Lupin. Paw to the heart.

@Robin Harwood It is safe to come out of the room today and join in all the festivities.

I love Iggy <3

Oh, let Iggy sleep. Better Iggy than Lupin and OZ…whoops…

If giving someone an opening to do something they shouldn’t do but ended up doing anyway is “entrapment”, then boy howdy do I have a bunch of potential lawsuits!

Which is why in our home, we have a multi level, multi perch cat tree. So much easier than chasing cats from a Christmas tree.

Elvis might be a PIA old fuddy-duddy, but ya gotta love him defending Iggy.

This is something you just sort of have to expect when you have both a Christmas tree and cats in the same house. :P

At least that appears to be a real tree, which I’ve heard can handle cats climbing them okay. An artificial tree is more likely to give way under the weight, since they weren’t necessarily built with a cat sitting in it in mind.

Love Elvis’s righteous indignation—“Oh, the catanity!”

Yesterday was Earl Grey’s Gotcha Day. He has settled in quite well this last year. Hubby and I are progressing well in our training by him… He seems mostly satisfied in our ability to care for him!

I just saw a cat video where the family decided to let the cat in the tree because he only wanted to nap and didn’t bother the decorations. The Woman could learn from this.

OT:Happy News. My Chimney sweep fixed my damper. Even reengineered it a bit so it won’t drop again. Came from the other side of town, quite a drive, and charged me $20. So he’s my hero of the day! I was expecting quite a lot more.

YEAH!!!!! You tell ’em, Ora Zella!

Elvis, thanks for sticking up for kitten Iggy.

(((IGGY)))

Follow-up on Friday’s earthquake discussion

Iggy is so cute saying, “sorry” every time the woman takes her out of the tree. How did she get up there while leaving the ornaments unscathed?!

Aw he looks so peaceful curled up in the tree. I’m sure he wouldn’t knock anything down!

This was so cute. We have older cats now and miss having a kitten in the tree. ❤️

It is cute. I mail out a Christmas card with Wilamena peering out from inside a Christmas tree. However, lightweight kittens become heavy cats between seasons. “Good cat” training has to be consistent and started early. Don’t worry. You can’t break a kittens heart; it will find something else to do very soon.

Preach, Elvis, preach! He deserves to sleep in the Christmas tree.

At least Iggy won’t try to destroy and knock off the ornaments, unlike a certain white cat and kitten………

So far none of our present cats have tried to climb the tree. MrrrCavity is older and quite heavy, so he doesn’t do much “up.” Skeezix doesn’t seem to be much of a climber. I don’t think Holly has thought of it … yet. Years ago I put a medium-sized screw eye in the ceiling above the tree location. We used a green twist tie from there to the top of the tree. Since all our trees fit our 9 foot ceiling, the anchor is hardly noticeable. We also have a tree stand that weighs about 15 pounds.

On the twelfth day of Catmas

My Woman gave to me:

Twelve empty boxes

Eleven Elvi puffing

Ten Lupins leaping

Nine torties dancing

Eight Pucks a purring

Seven Goldies grinning

Six hams a-baking

FIVE CANS OF TUNA!!

Four crinkle balls

Three French pens

Two catnip mice

And an Iggy in a Vegas tree.

I know it’s late today, so I’ll try to post this again around Christmas.

Poufy Elvis support and an adorable Iggy! I believe the correct term is squeeeeeeeeee.

Elvis is poofy!

Crouching Tuxie, Hidden Tortie…

Elvis loves kittens, both feline and human. Adults of either species not so much.

OT:Busy season. Tomorrow I have to go get my Covid shot, finally, and take an iron test for the RLS treatment. I’ll be up all night studying for that one.

LOve the defense of Iggy!!

I have a computer again! On Tuesday it wouldn’t turn on so I had to take it to Best Buy. Turned out it needed a new processor. Luckily, I had enough points and gift card so it only cost me $15.

i am on team elvis 100% here!

OT: THANK YOU ALL! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Kitty in the tree – squeeeee