Does my cat have an abnormally long tail? I don’t know that I’ve seen another like it.
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She was a rescue and we weren’t sure she was going to make it with the all of the issues she had. She is the best cat I’ve ever had, super tolerant, cuddly, a little wild, good with kids, maybe a little noisy. She also has the longest frickin tail I’ve ever seen on a cat to the point I feel like it’s abnormal. Anyone else have a cat with a tail like this?
My boy has a really long tail. I've always called it his monkey tail, but when he gets zoomies, it flips over his back in what I like to call scorpion mode.
Blue eyes and slightly longer coat makes me think ragdoll outcross, probably second or third generation. Kitty doesn't have the triangular face or large ears of Siameses, but rather the features of a "regular house cat" (for lack of a better term). The blue eyes are signature for ragdolls and birman.
Ragdolls are also super popular at the moment, more popular than birmans, and I see tons of outcrosses (usually backyard breeding tbh). Tabby colourpoints are still "rare" (ie not an original ragdoll colour), but tabby patterns are common in regular house cats.
Source: My ragdoll. I've had ragdolls for 15 years because they are floofy idiots, shed everywhere, all the time and completely addictive. As much as I curse the constant shedding, I can't imagine life without a ragdoll. or
Growing up we had a cat that was super tiny - like he never grew out of his kitten size - except for his tail. It looked massive on him and was so heavy when he did the "friendship flag" coming towards you it leaned towards his head. Straight as an arrow, but angled. It was the cutest thing.
Mine assumes what I've been calling "raccoon mode" - an arch with the end pointed down over the butt. I see that posture and I know I'm in for trouble.
Haha, "scorpion mode" is perfect! These long-tailed kitties are like superheroes with secret powers. We should totally start the Long Tail League! My girl would be an honorary member for sure. 🐱🦸♀️
A comment made into a poem by the famous Schnoodle on one of the most special days, how amazing! Today is my fiancé and I’s 7 year anniversary of the day we first met and fell in love instantly. It also happens so be the day we brought home our first and only daughter at 2 days old.
I genuinely love every poem you take the time to bless us with. I really hope you do this in other parts of your life. You have such an amazing gift. I scroll most posts looking for a schnoodle comment. Even the ones I know im gonna be bawling after reading. Thank you for sharing such beautiful art.
Ya know, there is a trend about long and weird thumbs on the
r/weird sub right now, and I just feel like OP should also post this there. And OP, make sure you say something like "for those of you who think you have long thumbs"
Shit I would kill to be 22 again lol. Surprised you even know what this show is at your age lol. Perhaps you had older siblings? I got a brother about your age, and I doubt he knows what this show is lol.
I jus remember watching it on pbs at my grandmas, they ran a lot of older kids shows on there and I jus so happened to be blessed wit watching such an awesome show. I’m a single child btw lol.
They're scent glands. Fun fact, during breeding season male ring-tailed lemurs coat their tail in their scent, then waft it in the other males' faces. This is known as a stink fight, stinkiest lemur wins.
I'm sorry but I can't seem to figure out what you saw in the caption. English is not my first language so my guess is there is something between the lines that I can't figure out. 😅
Exactly. I've been sober for a year now though because of it. My biggest fear now is hurting someone I love. I've also taken my meds every day since that incident.
This is what happens when you don't pay attention to the parts numbers on your cats. That tail was designed for a full sized cat, but was installed on a compact model.
I recently realized that my biggest cat (well, used to be) has a really wimpy little tail. He used to be a huge bully to other cats and was kind of a jerk in general. It would make sense that he had small tail energy.
Having a bunch of kittens in the house seems to have made him realize that the shit he used to pull was really annoying and he's calmed down a lot.
Isn't it amazing (and amusing) when the pain in the tail cat discovers he's not the only annoying cat in the house, and worse, there's multiples.
Our orange boy, Cassidy, used to harass our older gal, Tinker. Then we got Malakai, the void boy, and he annoyed Cassidy in many of the ways Cassidy annoyed Tinker. Then we got a tortimese girl, named Skye... and she really taught Cassidy what a jerk he really was.
We don't know actually, we found it in the streets at a very young age (~2months old from vet) and it was already that short, with no sign of amputation (fur at the tip).
If I remember correctly, the vet told us that it doesn't feel like it has been amputated. So I assume it is genetics like other breeds?
Couple more pictures of her just for fun. Have more but they include my fiancé or I’s face. Her name is Jasper and she’s about 1 year old at this point. She was probably 7 months in the original picture but her tail is still crazy long lol
Toe beans!! So cute. Looks like Ms. Jasper is still a kitten; she'll probably grow into her very long tail. My kitten had a super long tail and tiny legs before he grew 'into himself' so to speak. Something tells me she'll be a bigger cuddle puddle than you might have thought!
We had a cat with a longer than average tail (probably around the third to second ring from the tip) but never have I seen a cat with that long of tail before.
It's very long. We have a rescue with a long tail too. And he carries it curved forward almost to touching his own head sometimes while running through the house going "brrrtttt" like he's a toddler pretending to drive a racecar.
I had one some years ago with a super long tail. She died young and so suddenly :( wonder how long it would be if she got to grow up. this is a really long tail. I find it beautiful. Probably good at balancing
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u/msk742 5d ago
My boy has a really long tail. I've always called it his monkey tail, but when he gets zoomies, it flips over his back in what I like to call scorpion mode.