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Julie Cook - 24 Sep 2003 21:35 GMT

Seeing Nikki's tail photos reminded me that I had a cat tail tale I had
intended to share. I've told you before that Lacey chases her tail. She
is still finding her own tail fascinating but now she's discovered
Hobbes' tail as well. She will lie next to him and watch as the very end
of his tail slowly flicks back and forth. The temptation is just too
much for a curious cat and she baps his tail with her paw. This
irritates Hobbes and of course an irritated cat shows his irritation by
thumping his tail on the floor which just entices Lacey that much more.
Hobbes thumps his tail and Lacey baps it with her paw until finally she
has to pounce and hold it down then chomp on it. Which really makes
Hobbes mad and he turns around and attacks her. I wonder if he knows
exactly what he's doing?

Julie

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 24 Sep 2003 23:27 GMT

> [Lacey] will lie next to him and watch as the very end
> of his tail slowly flicks back and forth. The temptation is just too
> much for a curious cat and she baps his tail with her paw. This
> irritates Hobbes and of course an irritated cat shows his irritation by
> thumping his tail on the floor which just entices Lacey that much more.

This situation seems like it was designed to cause a vicious cycle,
doesn't it? The more annoyed the "victim" cat is, the more the tail-
attacking cat will do that annoying thing. Seems like the irritated
cat might want to find another way to express his exasperation! :)

Joyce

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) - 25 Sep 2003 04:59 GMT

> > [Lacey] will lie next to him and watch as the very end
> > of his tail slowly flicks back and forth. The temptation is just too
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> attacking cat will do that annoying thing. Seems like the irritated
> cat might want to find another way to express his exasperation! :)

The usual scenario would be tail-lashing, followed by warning growls,
followed by rounding on the attacker with tooth and claw. (Unless it
amuses him, too.)

> Joyce

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Jo Firey - 25 Sep 2003 06:21 GMT

insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran

> > [Lacey] will lie next to him and watch as the very end
> > of his tail slowly flicks back and forth. The temptation is just too
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>
> Joyce

I'm guessing cats don't have a lot of control over their tails. I've watched the
game so often, and so often the cat doing the tail flicking looks like it wishes it
could quit, but the more it tries, the more the tail twitches.

Jo

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OU812? - 24 Sep 2003 23:29 GMT

> Seeing Nikki's tail photos reminded me that I had a cat tail tale I
> had intended to share. I've told you before that Lacey chases her
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> Julie

When we went to the SPCA yesterday to do health checks and such on the cats
there, there was this one black kitten about three months old, who carried
its tail over its back, sort of like a husky dog does(except it was straight
up the backbone rather than curled).. it was so cute, especially cause the
underside of its tail was more of a smoky color than the black on the rest
of the kitten.

Kristy

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) - 25 Sep 2003 04:57 GMT

> Seeing Nikki's tail photos reminded me that I had a cat tail tale I had
> intended to share. I've told you before that Lacey chases her tail. She
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> Hobbes mad and he turns around and attacks her. I wonder if he knows
> exactly what he's doing?

Well, I had a mother cat who would sit on the back of the sofa, dangling
her tail down in front of her kittens, and waving it gently. I never
had any doubt that she was doing it deliberately to amuse them.

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