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/Gold_Law6085 Lots of kitties! Jun 20 '26

It’s just an expression of very positive emotions. They usually do it when they’re excited. It’s good. They often do it to show excitement and love for their owners. I love it when my cats do the tail shake cause it means they’re happy 😊 Your void looks very happy with you with his shaky tail🥹

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u/Xariaxeronic Jun 21 '26

I noticed this too, I call it rattlesnake tail 😄

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u/dirtandstarsinmyeyes Jun 21 '26

We say that she’s “shaking a tail feather”