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Post by ebony on Jul 25, 2015 9:09:19 GMT
I know what puffed up tail means, but I've noticed something. Sometimes if Ebony comes to find me in a hurry because she's seen something scary (I can tell by her ears being back, her tail being puffed up and the fur along her back being raised) she spins her tail like a propellor? Do you think she's frantically trying to signal something to whatever's scaring her?
For example this morning she came to find me and something had scared her (when she was inside - it was early hours of the morning) and she was spinning her tail like I've already described (puffed up), not sure what she decided was scary but she soon calmed down after I sat with her and gave her some breakfast.
Tigger never finds anything scary - in fact she tries nicking Ebony's breakfast so normally Ebony then tries to help herself to Tigger's breakfast (which is why I supervise mealtimes because Ebony's on a special diet)
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Post by tonib on Jul 26, 2015 17:35:16 GMT
The only thing I can liken Ebony's propeller tail to is our Osiris when he in a mood with another cat (ours or outside). His tail waves about often in a circular movement but it seems more like an exaggeration of the tail tip twitching motion. I've always thought of him expressing anger with that action. Rarely puffed up though.
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Post by spider on Jul 26, 2015 18:33:39 GMT
we think moonbeam got his sisters tail coz he seems to have no control of it unless he sits on it its forever in motion and puffed up when he get one of those life threatening frights like when the post arrives and he isnt ready for him
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Post by ebony on Jul 27, 2015 21:47:19 GMT
Ebony's tail will be puffed up in an upside down U shape while she's doing the propellor tail thing, I'd love to get a picture of it but by the time I get the camera she's already taken herself off to hide somewhere dark.
She's happy at the moment - snuggled up on her blankie <3
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