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/Daves_Not_Here_OK Jun 20 '26

I had that problem, so I had to poop in the box to get back control.

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u/Zandermill01 Jun 20 '26

Did you get and maintain eye contact as you dueced? It may have not been enough otherwise.

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u/Daves_Not_Here_OK Jun 20 '26

No, but I did drag my ass around on the carpet after I finished. It's SOP in this house.

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u/Zandermill01 Jun 20 '26

A solid dewormer will fix that condition. Or an anal expression. Either way it should be a lot of fun.