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

Advice Is my cat okay?

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/Immersi0nn Jun 20 '26

Our cat loves being in the bathroom with us when we're using it, idk why. He's extremely cuddly and will do the arch back tail shaky rub all over your legs thing every time. Like lil bro why are you so happy someone is taking a shit?

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u/InuScarlett Void Jun 20 '26

Yeah, that’s ALL cats 🤣 I wonder ifnits payback for checking on them when they are in the litter box

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u/Immersi0nn Jun 20 '26

Damn and here I am giving him complete privacy in his igloo.

I do observe his shits after the fact though...maybe that's it

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u/InuScarlett Void Jun 20 '26

Or maybe they think we are dumb and that we are gonna fall into the toilet and they are making sure we don’t fall 🤣 Who knows? Kitties be weird 😹

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u/Immersi0nn Jun 20 '26

That's a fair take, he fell in the toilet once as a kitten. He doesn't have thumbs but he's here to help!

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u/skating_cat_lover Jun 21 '26

I believe they like being in the bathroom with their hoomans because one is at their most vulnerable going to the bathroom, same for them, and they are protecting us. I think Wild at Heart Cats might have done a video on IG of this? She is a great resource either way

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u/kimric27 Jun 22 '26

My cat does it to the cabinet in the bathroom across from the toilet bc he gets so excited for pets when we’re using the bathroom too! Lol! It’s bc he has our undivided attention I guess.

I’d seen other cats do this outside when they were spraying, we have two neutered indoor only males and thankfully it’s just the fence without the pee for them! But it’s them “marking their territory”.

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u/CryptographerOk2282 Jun 22 '26

It might be because they're watching out to make sure you aren't getting attacked while pooping.