Author Archives: Charles Huss

Tigger’s Near-Fatal Binge Eating

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Here is a story for Throwback Thursday about our cat Tigger and a very expensive bag of cat food.

Charles Huss's avatarBad Cat Chris

Tigger is no longer with us but his memory will always be here. I was thinking about Tigger today and how we almost lost him due to a new food that was so good but so bad. Let us get into the way-back machine and travel back to Thursday, March 22, 2007. Wait…No! Let’s go back about a week or so before that.

Cats Tigger and Alex This is Tigger with his buddy Alex taken shortly before the indecent, Feb 24, 2007

cats on bed Princess, Tigger, Abbey and Flash, Jan 28, 2007

I got a coupon for a free bag of a new cat food called The Good Life Recipe. This was back when I thought Iams was a relatively healthy cat food and that is what our cats were eating. This new food was like giving popcorn to a seagull. They loved it and ate like there was no tomorrow.

Even though I wasn’t as…

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Photo Friday: Best Seat in the House Plus Book Giveaway

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Our new cat perch is in an ideal spot beside the window and the aquarium. I think Chris agrees.

I am hoping to get some people to read and review my latest book, Identity Crisis, so I am offering it for free today on Kindle until midnight Pacific time. You can get it here. I am also offering Bad Cat Chris for free today which you can get here. That is good for people who want to know Chris’s origin story. My latest book is also available in paperback and hardcover, but because of the cost of printing, I can’t offer those for free.

Morning Sunbathing

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Here is a look back at June 16, 2016, for Throwback Thursday.

Charles Huss's avatarBad Cat Chris

Cats, like humans, follow a routine. Our cats are no different. Our catio has awnings that block the sun most of the day but there is a great chance to catch some rays after the sun comes up and all our cats usually take advantage of that. In fact, as I write this, Chris and Puck are lying in the sunbeam. I don’t know where Frankie is off to now but he is usually here to enjoy the sun.

Cats in the sun

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My First Novel is Published

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I’m sorry that this post is not cat related but I wanted to announce that my first novel, “Identity Crisis,” is now available. It is only an ebook now but the print versions should be available in a day or two. If you are interested, you can find it here.

I wanted to publish it on my sixtieth birthday and made it by three hours because my cover designer took longer than expected. He sent me the front cover and is now working on the back and spine for the print book.

If you want to know about how I got here regarding this book check out this post from my personal blog.

Something Fishy is Going on Around Here

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I decided to put an aquarium in our house. I didn’t think we had room for one, but then I thought on top of the cabinet in the dining room would be a good place. The only problem with that choice is that it is a prime spot for the cats to look out the window. So we decided to compromise, moved the cabinet over, and bought a new cat perch to put next to it.

Frankie was interested as soon as I brought the fish tank into the house last Saturday.

Chris took over the cover and didn’t move for hours.

Once the tank was set up and the cat perch in place, Frankie decided to check out the fish.

Floki was interested, too, and even napped next to the fish for a while.

I have some photos of Chris on the perch, but he kept moving, and all the pictures are blurry.

Here is what the fish tank looked like on Thursday.

We only have a few tetras now, but we will probably put more fish in soon. If you want to learn more about the method I used to set up my fish tank click here.