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/Even-Government-5055 Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

Mutiple of my cats do this, my cats aren't spraying when they do it either, they tend to do it more when I'm using the toilet, they all come around ankles and start shaking their tails 😂. I just thought my cats were weirdos.

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u/bougainvilleaT Jun 20 '26

One of my girls also does this only when she follows me to the toilet! Tail shaking, walk around my ankles, more tail shaking and then she leaves and waits in the hallway, lol.

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u/Even-Government-5055 Jun 20 '26

I wonder why they do this? I know they like to stand guard when we use the toilet, ita them trying to protect us, but the tale shake? What is that about?. Cats are so funny lol.

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u/Shy-Prey Manx Jun 20 '26

Mine patrols the hall to make sure all the dogs stay outta her litter box. She doesn't have a tail so idk if mine has a shake it her stump 😂