how long is YOUR cat's tail?

Okay, I got this idea from PushyLady's thread "tall tails", and if you haven't seen the pic, you really oughta check it out!! Anyway.... I decided to measure cat's tails (it's either that or back to mucking out the furnace room)... so far:
JC = 14-1/4", to the tip of the bone, he's got a bushy tail with a couple of more inches of fur, but wouldn't that be cheating a bit? BTW, he was insulted and refused to straighten his tail out all the way....he thinks I should have more class than this!
CINDY - 9" to the tip, she also resents being measured.
JOEY - is a manx-mix "rumpy", so he gets a "0", but he happy becuase his rumpy is a little "ringy-tail, the Expensive Kind, from the Quality Tail Shop" (as my nine-year old grandson tells him)
AMY & ANDY - the kittens are napping, so have to get them later.
How long are your cats' tails?

my cats weren't really cooperating either so it's not very precise measurements.

Kinah's tail is 8"
Joshua's is 12 or 13"

I can't believe how small Kinah is. She's almost a year old and she's still so tiny!

...I never thought about it!.... ....Good Question... ...Let me check and I tell you later!.. .....

Zoeys tail is about 8 inches her body nap to nap is 19 inches... Kandie is the same nap to nap but her tail is about 14 inches

Wow, Kandie sounds like she has a gorgeous tail! Any chance of a pic?

hmmm.....good question. Pandora is a manx mix, so her stub is about 1/4". I'll have to measure Sluggo. here kitty, kitty.......

Lordy what a good question! I don't know - I know Sashka's tail is very long comparatively to her body, I think that's why she's such an agile girl, such a good climber and athlete.

Sunday's tail is pretty long, too, but it's ULTRA fluffy and she uses it like a fan - it's very expressive and we love it!

I'll have to measure them when I get home...

It's not just me who thinks of these weird things then! My husband was most unimpressed when I asked him where the tape measure is so I can measure the cat's tails! I think it's all relative to body size. Wiggies is 13" and Pushy's is only 10.5" even though he's bigger, so Wiggies looks silly! But I was sure to tell them that the size doesn't really matter, it's what you do with it! Maybe that was why my husband looked so unimpressed.....

At the age of 6 months, Ari's tail measured 14 inches - not including his hair.

Not sure about Topaz, but her's may be longer since I had to grab her by the tail to keep her from beating Ari up.

None of my cats would let me get close enough to their butts. I can't blame them, I mean a tape measure with a level on it is a weird looking thing to put close to a cat's butt!

I can tell from sight however that Hammie has *the* longest tail. He's always had a weirdly long, straight tail. You could put a flag on it and see it above my house.

Dusty has the shortest tail; she's a short cat. Short neck, short torso, short legs, and a short, furry tail.

Snickers tail is a "Maine Coon" tail; it curls backwards & is bushy, I mean REALLY bushy! Not sure of the length, if I tried to touch his bum to measure his tail he would get mad... he doesn't like his bum touched!

Lex has a looooooooooong tail! I'll try to take a pic of it. Long and thin... just like him!

Zoe has an 11" tail and Miss Kitty has a 10" tail.
Zoe-zo is also about 3" shorter from nose-to-tail than Miss Kitty, too!! lol