The snow leopard has one of the longest tails of all the cat species. It can be as long as the head and body and it is rope-like. Fortunately, I have a reference book, Wild Cats of the World, which … Continue reading →
I’ve just bumped into another reason why a domestic cat might attack their own tail. We see a lot of this but it is normally in play. It’s just chasing their tail but if they end up biting their tail … Continue reading →
A cat’s tail is made of bone (caudal vertebrae), ligaments, tendons, cartilage, muscle, skin and hair. A typical cat has between twenty-one and twenty-three caudal vertebrae which are extension of the spine. Exceptionally a cat with a full tail may … Continue reading →
There are a few reasons why domestic cats have better balance than people although there is an overlap in the anatomy of cats and people with respect to balance. Vestibular apparatus Both humans and cats have a vestibular apparatus. It … Continue reading →
A cat’s tail serves two main functions (1) to assist in balance particularly at times when balance is critical such as climbing trees to hunt and (2) a signal in feline body language when it takes up various positions such … Continue reading →
Don Sutherland, 22, shared the footage of his cat companion, Aslan, sauntering around their house in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As you can see his poor cat has had part of his tail amputated and in order to achieve that the … Continue reading →
The average length of the domestic cat’s tail is 10 inches or 25 centimetres. It is essential to specify the cat species because they vary enormously in length depending on the species. I am assuming that the question relates to … Continue reading →
The San Antonio Express-News has a letter from a visitor which discusses a kitten living in Houston with her owner who had an extremely small stub of a tail. The kitten had trouble controlling her urinary flow. The kitten was … Continue reading →
In a previous post, some time ago, I explained why snow leopards have very long tails and this answer is along similar lines. Mel and Fiona Sunquist in their book Wild Cats Of The World describe the leopard’s tail as: … Continue reading →
Cats owners want to know what their domestic cat’s tail movements and positions mean. I thought I had done a page on this but apparently not so here it is. There are also two large links to cat tail types … Continue reading →
