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What is a cat’s tail made of?

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 14, 2020

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 →

Posted in tail | Tagged cat anatomy, cat tails, cat's tail, tail up

Why do cats have good balance?

PoC avatarPosted on July 3, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 3, 2020

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged balance, cat anatomy, cat's tail, cats in trees, flexible | Leave a reply

How do cats without tails balance?

PoC avatarPosted on May 18, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 18, 2020

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 →

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Picture of partially amputated and shaved cat’s tail causes hilarity

PoC avatarPosted on November 26, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 26, 2019

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 →

Posted in joke | Tagged cat joke, cat's tail, pictures of cats | 3 Replies

What is the average length of a cat’s tail?

PoC avatarPosted on November 25, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 25, 2019

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 →

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Tailless domestic cats can have litter box issues

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 9, 2019

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 →

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Why Do Leopards Have Long Tails?

PoC avatarPosted on March 25, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 22, 2020

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 →

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13 cat tail postures and movements and what they mean

PoC avatarPosted on August 17, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 17, 2018

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 →

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What Are Cat Tails Made Of?

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 14, 2019

Cat tails are quite complicated anatomically. There are a lot of moving parts. There are many variants of the cat tail. The tail is a very useful and important part of the cat’s anatomy.

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Do cats dislike having their tails petted? Learn the opinion of a research team

PoC avatarPosted on March 3, 2016 by Jo SingerMarch 3, 2016

I recently ran across an article published on Healthy Pets.com featuring a study done several months ago by a research team at the University of Lincoln in the U.K. The study was designed to find out more about how cats … Continue reading →

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