I hope this two pages of an infographic helps in understanding domestic cat tail body language/signalling. It can be quite subtle. There is one cat breed, a rare one, with a curled-over tail called the American Ringtail. This cat will struggle with one or two of these tail signalling positions! And, of course, the …
I am referring to domestic cats and I think we have to be very specific about the meaning of a “wagging tail”. It might not mean the same thing to everybody and there are subtle differences in tail movements. We need to be clear because I want to answer the question precisely and not …
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