Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for January 08, 2021

Man, it’s pretty self-evident that Elvis and Puck are the stars of this brutally slow chase match!

Now, is the Woman calling for help, therefore the arrival of the No-No Bottle, or lamenting that she’s about to get sprayed too and can’t dodge? (I vote for the latter.)

Thar she blows—the poofy tails we’ve all been waiting for. Bonus Pucky back foot toe beans.

Man knows about Lupin. Kudos, mam, kudos.

Goldie doesn’t know what a no no sprayer is. As the newcomer, she’s always on her best manners around the humans.

Man to the rescue!

I like how the Man has no thought of it possibly being Puck, and (as marilynnbyerly just pointed out) Goldie has no idea what the no no spray bottle is.

I have dealt with cats who know what the bottle means. The second you reach for the bottle… they will run. But! What ever they were doing wrong – climbing the curtains, tearing up boxes full of memorabilia, clawing the furniture… they keep doing. They don’t learn to not do bad things… they learn that the bottle is bad. The only solution I have found… flicking the nose. That they are not happy with… but whatever activity they are doing… decreases.

The No-No spray bottle I used with my cat Sybil was red. I stuck googly eyes on it and drew in a little frown and some slightly angry eyebrows with a Sharpie. His name was “Mr. Spritzy”, and he could often be effective with just his gaze.♥

One would not expect Puck to need the Spray Bottle of Justice, so I can understand why the Man automatically assumes Lupin is the troublemaker.

Enemies become allies again. And I don’t think Goldie knows about ‘the bottle’…

It’s the no-no bottle! They are all doomed!

The Man is the MAN! He’s ready to use the dreaded “no no bottle”.

I see Goldie has not yet experienced the bottle.

The woman heard cats speak, first Lupin then the other one, she’s terrified.

Hose them all down! Hide under the blanket Georgia!

I love that Goldie is oblivious to the “No No bottle” though it looks like she will see Elvis get a spray from the bottle.

OT: My daughter does not have to go back up to Tallahassee and check into her dorm until January 17 though her classes started online on Wednesday. Some students started moving back in already but the check in is until Monday the 18th. I was surprised she did not get an earlier date but classes are online until January 20th anyhow and could stay that way. Her roommate is not going back until the 17th as well which could have affected her decision. Anyhow, as luck would have it, she was on her bike in Lettuce Lake Park and found 2 very young kittens, about 6 weeks old I would guess. 2 girls, one very white with slight Siamese points like my Ms Pickles with sparkling blue eyes, her sister is orange and white with yellow eyes. Apparently some &*&%& dropped them off in the park and drove off! They are eating dry kitten food and seem healthy though we have got an appointment with the vet on Saturday as they do have runny eyes and have slight coughs, we do not know how long they were in the park, my daughter noticed them 1 time and then saw then wandering around about 45 minutes later when she decided to get them. The wife is not too thrilled at 2 more cats in the house but the daughter has volunteered to take care of that if I arranged her off campus housing in a pet friendly apartment (nice try, maybe next fall)… The kittens are staying in her room and already are using the litter box so given how crazy time are now I guess any good news like kitten rescues are welcome. She has named the little ladies Annika (from a show she is watching online from HBO called “The Head”) and Vicki……

thoso crazy kitty !

Ah the old throw water on em and break their fight trick. But it didn’t work once for two male cats who were fiercely fighting ferociously.

LUPIN!!! For Cat’s sake, MAN, LUPIN!!!

Say, what is the matter-to make kitties scatter-the No No Bottle’s come out! It does not give kisses- only H20 it hisses-to make kitties scramble about!

Oh dear, not the no-no bottle. Everyone has scattered except for Goldie, who has no idea what the bottle is for.

I love that the Man doesn’t even think Puck could be the troublemaker.

Ah yes the fearless house panther, fearless in the face of all danger. Not exactly your swimming Bengal tiger

Good Girl Goldie watches big-eyed but unalarmed.

Nearly forgot to say: Toe Beans! And 3 poofed tails in 1 panel!

Practical question. What happened to the cup The Woman was holding yesterday?

While in my recliner watching TV, Eddie and Pad Paw suddenly decide they dislike each other and there I am in the middle. AUGH!

The No no bottle doesn’t do anything to our cat. He just sits there and get wet.

Avoid the holiday rush, Man. BOTH!

OT: Yen

I just realized… We haven’t seen Los Gatos de Noticias in FOREVER! Where have they gone?

All flee before the terrifying power of the “no-no” bottle. If only an equivalent device could be used on people…

Called it yesterday!

O.T. GSDMom

Here’s a brave K9 GSD for you (and a brave policeman, remember they don’t carry guns in the UK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ggOGplv1hw&lc=Ugj_s3zWMLO8J3gCoAEC

FLEEEEEEE!!!

Well after the sucky 2020 year, where I lost both my cats due to old age, one to cancer, the other to heart failure, I’m off today to get a new kitten from the Humane Heroes. Well, hopefully it’s available (I don’t even know if it’s a boy or girl yet, she wasn’t in the system yesterday).

Mine are trained so you just squeeze off a shot a random and they hightail it out of there. It’s the hissing sound that now causes the reaction. Nobody has to get wet.

And, the peacemaker, Mister Squirt Bottle, makes an appearance.

Is Phosphorous included in this bottom secret turf match around Miss Henna pin heads?

Well, that put an end to it!

I think it’s time to set the nozzle to wide and get them both.

In an earlier age, in a previous large cat population household with she who will not be named, I had one of those battery powered squirt machine guns.

We shall speak no more of this shameful period.

I love that sweet Pucky is presumed innocent.

Poor Elvis.

Lupin or Elvis. Quite interesting. Not Puck or Elvis. Not Lupin or Goldie. Lupin or Elvis.

I think Lupin.

I always found that a couple of loud claps of my hand would usually interrupt whatever action might require intervention. In this case, just the sight of the no-no spray bottle ended the slow-mo stalking without having to be deployed.

Mischief managed!

Whew! That was a close one.

I have found that often just the demonstration that you are armed with a no no spray bottle is enough to stop bad behaviour so that no one gets hurt, or rather wet as the case may be. This works with my corgi too.

♬ Puck to the left of me, ♬

♬ Elvis to the right, ♬

♬ Here I am, ♬

♬ Stuck in the middle with you… ♬

So the Man is sure the culprit is not Puck. Not Goldie either.