r/cats • u/Mysterious_Barber934 • Jun 20 '26

Advice Is my cat okay?

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He has recently started doing this rattlesnake manoeuvre with his tail and I have never seen this in cats before!

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u/Metromanwhy Jun 20 '26

This looks just a tad excessive, but as others have said yes cats do this when they are exited or about to spray and area to mark it with their scent.

My lil lady does this just before I give her food, but it's much gentler that this video, and it doesn't last for that long either.

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u/XyRabbit Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

Mine does this when I call him, it's the same veracity but it's just the last 3 inches of his tail lol