Do all cats raise (or flick) their tails in acknowledgement when you talk to them?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (216607)
Walnut Creek, California
October 17, 2024 11:04am CST
Kitty just explored my bed (I am at my desk), poked around, and then settled in at my feet. I meowed at her and she flicked her tail about an inch, as she always does.
When she is in deep sleep, she does not flick her tail. But when she is in light (REM) sleep, or in "guard her slave" mode, she flicks her tail in acknowledgement when I talk to her.
Is this true of all cats? Do they all communicate with their tails? As you know, I am not a cat person.
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@akalinus (42874)
• United States
9h
I did not know the tail raising meant anything special. It is good when they are happy to see you. One this morning tried to scratch me when I petted him. He was lying on the top of the couch back and I guess he did not want to be disturbed. Other time, he purrs and snuggles into your lap.
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@akalinus (42874)
• United States
10h
I know a couple of cats that meow at me when I talk to them. I never noticed what their tails do but get a kick out of them answering me when I speak.
It is like we are having a conversation. You know, cat stuff like clean the litter box or my supper is 10 minutes late. Sometimes it is purring and rubbing against my legs back and forth.
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@allknowing (134095)
• India
3h
Peppie circles round my feet which is not a happy situation as it can make me trip (lol)
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@RasmaSandra (78786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6h
Yup, it is cold here and brisk in Florida, Freddie slept glued to my side, and every time I turned or he turned I had a tail flicked in my face, I told him to put the tail away flick flick and so it went all night long, I think there's a song in there somewhere,
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@somewitch (942)
•
9h
No, I didn't know you were not a cat person. But you are a Kitty's person, maybe that's different.
First of all, it means she's alive. 
Second, it can mean many things but I guess she's just listening, the way we humans sometimes walk back and forth when we're on a phone call. Yes, that's prolly the human equivalent! 
After all, the internet says cats flick their tails when they're stressed, excited or "engaged".
Second, it can mean many things but I guess she's just listening, the way we humans sometimes walk back and forth when we're on a phone call. Yes, that's prolly the human equivalent!
After all, the internet says cats flick their tails when they're stressed, excited or "engaged".2 people like this
@xander6464 (43316)
• Wapello, Iowa
Just now
I'm not a cat person, either and at the moment, I only have two of them (I want at least one more but it hasn't happened yet), so I'm not qualified to answer your questions.
