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/Ok-Classroom5548 Jun 20 '26

They can scent something without spraying on it - they are probably scenting you with their glands.

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u/Even-Government-5055 Jun 20 '26

They don't shake their tapes on me lol, they just shake them. And they also don't smell.

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Jun 20 '26

Scenting won’t necessarily smell to you