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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2004Flexible Kitty
Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking straight up or straight out to the rear. But the other one, Kitty, can lay his tail flat along his back with the end up on his head and walk around like that. The other guys' tails just don't bend that way. Kitty also likes to lay flat on his stomach with his rear legs splayed out with the inside of his thighs also flat on the floor. Then sometimes he will twist his upper body around so his chest, head, and front legs are facing up while the rest of his torso and rear legs are flat on the floor facing down. He also sleeps in normal cat positions, but sometimes he looks so twisted up that you would swear that he had been run over by a truck, but evidently he finds it to be very comfortable. Anyone else have one of these contortionist kitties? >But the other one, Kitty, can >lay his tail flat along his back with the end up on his head and walk >around like that. Marble can do that - one of his many names is "Mr Scorpion-tail" he also assumes some positions which look remarkably uncomfortable ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Fat Freddy <howlin@damoon.com> had some very interesting things to say about Flexible Kitty: >Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. >They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >twisted up that you would swear that he had been run over by a truck, >but evidently he finds it to be very comfortable. Got JPGs? :-)  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Got JPGs? :-) I've been trying for two years to get pictures of any of mine that do that while they have it laid back, but none will cooperate. -- T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Fat Freddy wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes > Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. > They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Anyone else have one of these contortionist kitties? Shroder used to lay on his side the twist around. His back legs would point left, with the lower leg completely flat on the floor, and his upper leg laying down next to it with the paw on the floor. Then he would twist around so that his front legs were pointing in the other direction, with the underneath leg flat on the floor, then twist his head around so it was upside down. You walk over to see if he is alright and he would pop right up as if everything were normal. SignatureDick #1349 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin Home Page: dickcr.iwarp.com email: dickcr@comcast.net >Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. >They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking >straight up or straight out to the rear. But the other one, Kitty, can >lay his tail flat along his back with the end up on his head and walk >around like that. The other guys' tails just don't bend that way. I first encountered lay-flat tails on a female I took in several years ago. The next time was in the population I gathered the first couple of years living in the country: Snowball has the flattest, Maryweather's will lie almost as flat, and her brother Dandy's only a little past vertical. Spooky's can be pushed past vertical, but I've never seen him lay it over at all. None of them have tails long enough actually to reach their heads, but Snowball's reaches her shoulders. -- T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) My Simon doesn't contort like your own very impressive cats, but when he was young he used to amaze me by going to sleep flat on his back with all four legs sticking up in the air. I kept thinking he must be faking sleep, but if I went close I could actually hear him snoring. I couldn't believe he was comfortable like that, but he did it on many occasions. I never knew cats snored before I got him. When he crawls in bed with me to sleep he tucks his head right underneath my chin and soon I hear these tiny little kitty-snores that sound so funny I laugh out loud sometimes. Aren't cats wonderful? > Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. > They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Anyone else have one of these contortionist kitties? "D. R. Crawford" <dana1007NOSPAM@charter.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Flexible Kitty: >My Simon doesn't contort like your own very impressive cats, but when he was >young he used to amaze me by going to sleep flat on his back with all four [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >head right underneath my chin and soon I hear these tiny little kitty-snores >that sound so funny I laugh out loud sometimes. Aren't cats wonderful? Felix snores nearly as loudly as DH does [at least we now have a headboard that Felix can't sleep on]. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >Kitty also likes to lay flat on his stomach with his rear legs splayed >out with the inside of his thighs also flat on the floor. ---------------------<snip>---------------------- Some of mine will show this behavior, but the funniest thing will be the way they get that way. My two boys, Smokey and Sumo, when they come to 'the spot', will just continue to walk with their front legs while leaving their back legs in one spot. After a few steps with the front legs, they're in that splayed-out position. Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon In <311020041512386949%howlin@damoon.com>, Fat Freddy <howlin@damoon.com> shouted to everyone in earshot, # Anyone else have one of these contortionist kitties? in the winter, Grizzly curls up where a baseboard radiator goes around an inside corner, and during her enjoyment of heat and sleeping, she stretches out and rolls around, but not evenly. usually her belly ends up pointing slightly away from the radiator while her chin and chest are against the radiator. and just the other day, she was in a 180-degree spine twist just lying in the middle of the floor, as though she had been on her back and let her front legs fall to one side and her back legs to the other. didn't get a camera on her in the middle of the floor, but there are radiator pics at http://web.mr-happy.com/~jfb/ablum/pets/grizzly02.html and http://web.mr-happy.com/~jfb/ablum/pets/grizzly-buck-04.html for those so inclined. Jeff Signaturej if the posting e-mail address stops | "Joel, I can't help but feel that f working, look left and below. | that film was flawed in certain b@mr-happy.com | ways." --Crow > In <311020041512386949%howlin@damoon.com>, > Fat Freddy <howlin@damoon.com> shouted to everyone in earshot, > # Anyone else have one of these contortionist kitties? > didn't get a camera on her in the middle of the floor, but there are > radiator pics at [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jeff Grizzly is a beauty - her fur looks so thick and soft. > Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. > They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking > straight up or straight out to the rear. But the other one, Kitty, can > lay his tail flat along his back with the end up on his head and walk > around like that. The other guys' tails just don't bend that way. Nikki does that, too. She often walks around with her tail pointing ahead over her back, which makes her look like she is using it to walk faster or something. Sometimes she walks beside Frank, pressing up against his side and curling her tail over his back. When the cats were younger they both used to contort themselves into strange sleeping positions, but these days they mostly sleep in what I call a half-open ball. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Kitty also likes to lay flat on his stomach with his rear legs splayed > out with the inside of his thighs also flat on the floor. Then > sometimes he will twist his upper body around so his chest, head, and > front legs are facing up while the rest of his torso and rear legs are > flat on the floor facing down. That sounds wonderful - I would do that if I could! It's home chiropractic! Or physical therapy. I'm sure Kitty enjoys the excellent stretch his spine is getting while he contorts himself in this way. Joyce - who can twist about 1/4 that amount I'd certainly like to see Kitty, cats do tend to contort themselves a bit, but Kitty sounds exceptional, must really make you laugh,give her a scritch for me Jean.P. > Of our three cats, Fluffy and Smokey seem to have "normal" kitty tails. > They can wrap them around themselves, or walk with them sticking [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Anyone else have one of these contortionist kitties? |
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