Hello All!
I've been looking all over the internet for an answer to my cat's odd but not bothersome behavior. To give you some details, my female tabby cat (PC) is a completely indoor cat, spayed, declawed (all 4 paws), around 11-years-old, and has been with us since she was around 8-weeks-old. For the past 8 years we had a second female cat (Maggie) with basically the same creditials as the older cat. Unfortuately, she had a serious urination problem that got to be quite a burden and we had to give her away (to someone with time to devote to her, no second cat, and no leather couches!).
PC and Maggie never really got along and so when Maggie was given away, PC took full control of the house again. When Maggie was with us, PC kind of stuck to herself or to me when I was home (I'm in college away from home). Now, she is a very lovable cat who follows us from room to room, meowing and purring like crazy. She always needs to be on our laps when we are sitting and curled around our feet when we are standing. She has always been like this to me, but not to my parents or my brother. Now, she is ultra loving to anyone.
The behavior that I'm curious about is something that she has done with me for years while I am laying in bed reading before I fall asleep. Now she is showing everyone. Here it is: she will back into something-the couch, the wall, the headboard on the bed, etc-and twitch her tail very quickly just at the base. When her tail is shaking it looks like it would if she was severely cold and shaking almost violently to keep herself warm. Sometimes she will move her back legs up and and down, one then the other, while she is wiggling her tail, but the rest of her is always very stiff. If you touch her, she'll continue.
Does this happen to anyone else? Anyone know what this means?
Thanks, cat lovers!!
Ash
I've been looking all over the internet for an answer to my cat's odd but not bothersome behavior. To give you some details, my female tabby cat (PC) is a completely indoor cat, spayed, declawed (all 4 paws), around 11-years-old, and has been with us since she was around 8-weeks-old. For the past 8 years we had a second female cat (Maggie) with basically the same creditials as the older cat. Unfortuately, she had a serious urination problem that got to be quite a burden and we had to give her away (to someone with time to devote to her, no second cat, and no leather couches!).
PC and Maggie never really got along and so when Maggie was given away, PC took full control of the house again. When Maggie was with us, PC kind of stuck to herself or to me when I was home (I'm in college away from home). Now, she is a very lovable cat who follows us from room to room, meowing and purring like crazy. She always needs to be on our laps when we are sitting and curled around our feet when we are standing. She has always been like this to me, but not to my parents or my brother. Now, she is ultra loving to anyone.
The behavior that I'm curious about is something that she has done with me for years while I am laying in bed reading before I fall asleep. Now she is showing everyone. Here it is: she will back into something-the couch, the wall, the headboard on the bed, etc-and twitch her tail very quickly just at the base. When her tail is shaking it looks like it would if she was severely cold and shaking almost violently to keep herself warm. Sometimes she will move her back legs up and and down, one then the other, while she is wiggling her tail, but the rest of her is always very stiff. If you touch her, she'll continue.
Does this happen to anyone else? Anyone know what this means?
Thanks, cat lovers!!
Ash
