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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2004Unusual Tail Swishing
Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there purring away and making "air biscuits". But at the same time his tail is swishing, which I find really odd. With every other cat that I've had, this type of tail activity was associated pretty much only with agitation and was often one of the things that let you know that you needed to keep away. I haven't seen Sabastian really agitated many times, but as much as I remember he also does the tail swishing thing then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its tail when it was happy. > Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be > petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its > tail when it was happy. I've heard that Siamese swish their tails when they are happy. Frank's tail is never still, except if he is very deep asleep. His tail just always keeps going.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > > Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be > > petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > is never still, except if he is very deep asleep. His tail just always keeps > going. Yeah, I think this is true. Pearl's tail is almost never still and she definitely has Siamese in her and Mom's Petrus who is very Siamese like also has a never ceasing tail, especially when petting. In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Marina" <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> artfully composed this message within <news:2kajieF1f9oU1@uni-berlin.de> on 28 Jun 2004: > I've heard that Siamese swish their tails when they are happy. > Frank's tail is never still, except if he is very deep asleep. > His tail just always keeps going. Shadow's tail is also always moving. Even if it is just the very tip of it, even when he is sleeping. Vets and techs have commented on that, so it mustn't be usual. My others don't do this. SignatureCheryl >Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be >petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its >tail when it was happy. I think that a lot of cats do it when they're stimulated, and petting certainly counts. Many cats love to be petted, and come asking for it, but they eventually get overstimulated, when they start bopping you, or bite. Watch to see if he's getting "crazy eyes," too. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be > petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its > tail when it was happy. Oh yes, it's been quite common in mine - in fact, the two I have right now do it a lot when being snuggled. It's not precisely swishing - it's more "waving" - Chaos loops hers all over the place in curlicues while getting her head scratched. SignatureThe One-and-only Holy MosesT CajunPrincess@mail2world.com (CajunPrincess) had some very interesting things to say about Unusual Tail Swishing: >Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be >petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its >tail when it was happy. Felix frequently does that. He'll be power-purring his little heart out, and there's the tail in motion. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL > Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be > petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its > tail when it was happy. Shmogg doesn't (he doens't have any trace of Siamese) but I"ve known other cats that do. The "happy" swishing is different to the "annoyed" swishing, you just have to learn to read tail language :-) Yowie >> Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be >> petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Yowie Wasn't there a post last year or the year before about tail language? Anyone still have the link? Alas, it was on my former work laptop, which, obviously, my former employer has now given to someone else. (laughing) Jill > Wasn't there a post last year or the year before about tail language? > Anyone still have the link? Alas, it was on my former work laptop, which, > obviously, my former employer has now given to someone else. (laughing) Here it is, Jill: http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/tailtalk.htm SignatureMarina, missing Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/tailtalk.htm That's really good. Thanks! Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Marina" <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> artfully composed this message within <news:2ker4hF1a86sU1@uni-berlin.de> on 29 Jun 2004: >> Wasn't there a post last year or the year before about tail >> language? Anyone still have the link? Alas, it was on my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/tailtalk.htm Very interesting. It looks like Shamrock is angry a lot, and Shadow is often irritated or annoyed (the tip of his tail is always in motion). What are they trying to tell me??? ;) SignatureCheryl >> http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/tailtalk.htm > >Very interesting. It looks like Shamrock is angry a lot, and Shadow >is often irritated or annoyed (the tip of his tail is always in >motion). What are they trying to tell me??? ;) I wonder if the tail language is different for different breeds. Also, have to wonder if the cats run into any language barriers. It works pretty well for my crew, though. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > I wonder if the tail language is different for different breeds. Also, > have to wonder if the cats run into any language barriers. It works > pretty well for my crew, though. Don't know about language bariers between breeds (my moggies and my niece's Russian Blues seemed to understand each other perfectly last summer), but tail talk is certainly different between cats and d*gs. Every time a d*g tries to make friends with Frank and the d*g comes up waving its tail, Frank gets upset and swishes his tail in answer. Talk about language barrier! SignatureMarina, missing Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > Very interesting. It looks like Shamrock is angry a lot, and Shadow > is often irritated or annoyed (the tip of his tail is always in > motion). What are they trying to tell me??? ;) More Food, Meowmie! ;o) As I mentioned before, Frank's tail is always in motion, even when he's obviously very happy, so I wouldn't trust that page completely. SignatureMarina, missing Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be >petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its >tail when it was happy. It could be he is getting over-stimulated. -- CATherine Well Vino only has a nub, but it's always moving anyway. I think he just likes to wiggle his butt ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Sabastian has a trait I've never run across in a cat. He loves to be > petted when lying on his side on the bed or sofa, etc.; he lies there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > then. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had a cat that swished its > tail when it was happy. |
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