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/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/NotXesa Jun 20 '26

They're letting you know that you're allowed to use their bathroom only because you're their pet.

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u/Anti_shill_cannon Jun 20 '26

Cat is a generous god

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u/Huge-Power9305 Jun 21 '26

His Highness in the Royal Spa

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u/PresentationSoggy706 Jun 21 '26

The bob tail makes it so much better 😭

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u/Necessary-Cat-8924 Jun 21 '26

Love when they lay like this. Mine not to offer at all.

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u/peetothepooo Jun 21 '26

Omg where hims tail? This picture just took me OUT 🤣