Furkids Celebrate a Double-Header!

This coming Tuesday, March 17, is St Gertrude’s Day. Known as Gertrude of Nivelles, she was a Benedictine nun and mystic from the monastery of Helfta. Her day is celebrated by the Furkids because she is the Patron Saint of Cats.

Of course, March 17 is more famously recognised as St Patrick’s Day, which is also celebrated by the Furkids (any excuse for a party with treats).

To acknowledge both these saints, the Furkids chose an Irish song about cats. Though the lyrics may be unfamiliar to you (as they were to me), you may recognise the tune of a popular sea shanty. While its origins are obscure, it has been traced back to an old Irish folk song that sailors adopted and reworded as The Drunken Sailor shanty.

The feline version of the song first appeared on the album Whiskers in the Jar by Mark Gunn and the Dubliners’ Tabby Cats on January 1, 2008. With its Irish antecedents and feline content, it is the purrfect song to celebrate both St Gertrude’s and St Patrick’s Days!

The jukebox is stuffed with Irish coins thanks to the efforts of the Irish Setters, so just press play, scroll down to the lyrics and sing along!

Loula was very well behaved at the vet’s last Friday, but she’s not thrilled by the news that there’ll need to be a third visit. The inoculation series consists of three injections, not two. So now we’re saving up for a third visit. It’s all booked in for Friday, April 10. All proceeds from ko-fi.com/furkids will go towards the bill. We’re very grateful to all our generous contributors and our kind well-wishers.
From the Furkids with loads of purrs and kitty kisses.   

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