Katz And Other Tales

Guido: Someone Nicked My Breakfast!

2013-05-20T10:27:00.001+08:00

This morning at breakfast I had a mouthful or so of Tuna and then went out for a stroll. When I came back, I discovered that Fat Target, the one who claims to be Senior Cat, ate his breakfast - AND FINISHED MINE!!! So I need more breakfast. I'll make you a deal. You can pet my tummy and pay me in Tuna. With sauce. And those little Slivers Of Crab. Pet me because my tummy is Purrfect and I

It's HOT!

2013-05-13T08:23:00.001+08:00

It's been about 36C or 38C for over a week now. And as it's humid in Malaysia, we're sweltering. Target and Guido run riot in the early morning when it's a cool 25C and by nine o'clock, they come in, settle in their fave fan spot and do this: I'm thinking of joining them! BTW, I've removed all my books from Amazon. If you want a Storm Chase novel, please go to Smashwords, Kobo,

Guido Is Chatty

2013-05-06T13:27:00.001+08:00

Guido is in a good mood. He's been playing in the garden, hunting frogs in the drain. When he gets one, he puts his paw on it, waits until the frog hisses and then let's it go again. I think it's the feline equivalent of playing with wind up cars. Now he's sitting on the wall, saying, "Hi!" He also woke me up to say, "Hi!" at one and six o'clock this morning. And in case I missed it, he put

Target: I Am Helping Out

2013-04-26T15:37:00.001+08:00

Target here! How've you been? We've been furry busy. This is me! After Mummy Cat finished her exams, we cleaned the office. I found my ribbon! The red one! Then we caught up on work. I helped by snoopervising. And by stepping on the Escape key. I also like the reset button but Mummy Cat has taped a box over it. Funny that. She used to squeal with joy every time I stepped on that when

We're Back!

2013-04-17T08:59:00.000+08:00

Target is fuzzing We finished our first exams and are taking a mid semester break. Target is fuzzing, Guido is upside down in his best box, and I'm trying to catch up with work and finishing off another novel. In other words: life as always! We've also got a new friend. This silver cat turned up about 3 weeks ago. He's a total softy and not meant to live on the streets. We thought he was

Target Is Senior Cat

2013-03-26T09:36:00.003+08:00

Target is now Senior Cat. It's a very weird concept and one we're all finding it hard to adjust to. Funnily enough, I was outside yesterday and Target was frisking along my ankles, kissing, purring and behaving in his usual kitten kersqueezul way when our neighbour popped up and said, "You'd never guess that he was holding FOUR cats at bay this morning with just a look, would you?" So it turns

900th Post And A Change

2013-03-20T10:42:00.001+08:00

Target: Hi, Target here! Since Au passed away two weeks ago, we've had some changes. For one thing, I am now Senior Cat! And because I am Senior Cat, I thought I'd write our 900th post. Wrassling... Guido: Senior does not mean Boss. Target: Does so. Guido: We wrassled and I won. Target: Because I was all nipped out! Guido: Hehehe... yeah. I wonder how that Nip Cushion got there???

Microchipping your Cat - Sponsored Post

2013-03-15T06:00:00.000+08:00

Microchipping your cat: What you need to know This is a post brought to you by Pets at Home and a topic worth thinking about. With a cute picture of Target. Roll your mouse of Target to see what he's thinking One of the greatest things about owning a cat is the independence they have. Their distinct personalities and sense of self-ownership are wonderful characteristics - until they go

Life After Au

2013-03-11T11:05:00.003+08:00

Guido smiling Thanks for all your messages of condolence. We really appreciate it. Au passed away a week ago and we're fine - as long as we don't think about it. On Saturday at the supermarket I headed over to the ham counter without thinking, and burst into tears, considerably surprising our friends there. One thing: Getting Guido to be a friend for Target was the best thing we're ever

Au 1998 - 2013

2013-03-05T08:38:00.002+08:00

Au passed away on Sunday evening at 530PM. As you may know, Au was ill a month ago, and then recovered. But a week ago, he wasn't feeling well again. He was listless and didn't want to eat. The vet gave him some meds, including an appetite spike, but Au just didn't want to eat more than a lick of milk or little bit of fish juice. As Au has been at death's door several times in his life, we

Au, Target and Guido meet a Valkyrie

2013-03-01T06:51:00.000+08:00

I've been meeting other writers, and the cats decided they wanted to get in on the act. So here's Target, Au and Guido holding their first joint author interview. Target: Mummy Cat is making new friends. One of them is Lilly Vanhorn who writes fantasy erotica books. She's just got a new one out: Valkyrie Slumbering Can you tell us a bit about the book, Lilly? Au: dis is Lady F who

Au Is Skinny

2013-02-25T15:02:00.002+08:00

Here is Au with Target hanging out in the background. We celebrate Au's birthday in April because we don't know exactly when he was born. This year will be his 15th birthday. Au is skinny and bit rickety around the paws. But on the other hand, his fur is soft, his eyes bright and he's eating and drinking properly. I police the tray he uses in the bathroom and his insides are working well too

Au Is feeling Better

2013-02-13T08:37:00.000+08:00

A month ago, Au had a chest cold. He got over it, but his glands were swollen ten days ago. I took him to the vet and Au was given antibiotics and RetroMAD. The vets said the problem could be due to residual infection or a sign of cancer. Today Au's glands are looking fine! And he's eating like a pig and purring and playing and otherwise behaving like a healthy 14 year old boy. He's

Guido Is On The Shelf

2013-02-04T08:46:00.002+08:00

Target and Au are competing over who sleeps on my pillows in the bed, so quite often at 2AM I get fed up of being trodden on and I sneak off to the spare bedroom. Guido isn't a fan of nocturnal traffic either so he has found a fave new snoozing place: the towel stack in the bathroom. Our days now start with slightly furry towels, so we are officially Furred Up! Sorry to have been a bit

Our New Office Look

2013-01-24T08:12:00.001+08:00

I've cleaned out my office and made a few changes. As you can see, Target now has plenty of desk space, and he is reclining on grapes, pears and plums. This is because contact paper is about as DIY as I get. Target also wishes to deny the rumours that he is Storm Chase. Despite that paw draped over the keyboard, he doesn't do the typing, he only provides purrs for motivation. We are busier

Battle Cats!

2013-01-14T08:20:00.000+08:00

Target and Guido play a stately game of Battle Cats every morning where Guido bites Target in the neck(s) - Target is a bit roly-poly - and Target bunnykicks Guido. Now we're playing on the sofa at night too. I'm so glad I got the cats this sofa. Not only is it perfect for sharing fur but it's also big enough to contain a battle field and seating space for fans. For the rest we are happy

Au: My New Year's Resolushun

2013-01-04T14:57:00.001+08:00

did you all have a good holiday? we did. de male took some time off work so i had both survunts at home. dis is how it should be ALL de time! at de survunt's suggestchun i haf been thinking abowt my life. she says i should think abowt where i am going and what i want. i haf decided i am not going to de vet efur again. and what i want is more rost chikkun and more ham. For my secrut wish,

Whoohoo For Holidays!

2012-12-18T10:43:00.000+08:00

Can't believe that 2012 is almost over - where did it go? We don't celebrate holidays in our house - isn't it shocking? - but we plan to take some time off next week so we can sit around and watch our favourite films, read the books that have been piling up, and indulge in some seriously scrumptious cooking. For those of you who do celebrate we're wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy

Our Sofa

2012-12-11T07:45:00.002+08:00

Remember we got a new sofa? Turns out it's not so much ours as Au, Target and Guido's! T-man and me sit wherever we can get in some bum space. We're writing another book so we're a bit out of it at the moment but we should be round to visit efurryone in the next few days. Meow!

Target Speaks: We Tabby Cats Get Awards!

2012-12-02T16:31:00.000+08:00

Mouse over me to see my secret thoughts! Target here! After all the sadness of last week, we have some good news. We are now officially members of the Tabby Cat Club! We off there tomorrow to talk about our favourite toys. For the rest things have been a bit odd here. We've been doing a lot of late night writing. It's exhausting sleeping on the desk being on desk duty all day and half

Guido Thinking Out Of The Box

2012-11-30T08:50:00.001+08:00

Hey, thanks for the messages. Our small crisis was that my PC had a corrupted drive - and as I work from home, this is potentially disastrous. I managed to rescue and restore it. Roll your mouse over Guido to see what he's thinking The sad news that came after was that my father-in-law, Louis O'Daniel, died. He was a very nice man and I'm sorry to say we didn't get to know each other very

Target: Kind Of Busy

2012-11-26T08:34:00.001+08:00

We're having a small crisis and so we can post for a few days. We cats are propping up mummycat and T-man and we'll be back in a few days with all the gossip. In the meantime, here's a picture of me helping Au eat yummy steak. Food always cheers me up and I hope it makes you smile too.

Time For Squizzles

2012-11-19T10:01:00.000+08:00

It's monsoon season and for the first time in years we're having a proper rainy season. It pours most days, the roads are flooded, and the cats sit moodily on the outside bench in the porch, sulking because it's too rainy for cats to go out and play. Guido has decided the best option is to load up on ear and chin squizzles. He parks himself on T-man, pushes his face into T-man's hands, and

Our Smutty Week

2012-11-14T09:06:00.004+08:00

I'm having a go at writing erotica and Target is helping me by being my Inspiration Cat. He usually lies on the desk and helps out by pushing the F1 button whenever I look stressed. However, he's now taking things to a different level. He was late to work yesterday and when I called to see where he was, he meowed from the spare bedroom. My little cat has discovered that this room has a whole

Blog Break!

2012-11-03T12:59:00.003+08:00

We're going to be absent for a week because we're writing a novel. However, our Katz Tales page will be active with updates as always - although we won't be doing any Facebook visiting either. See you next week!