Beeba can arc his tail over his back and the tip touches up near his shoulders. He "taps" it there sometimes.
I take it as a sign of extreme happiness.
I take it as a sign of extreme happiness.
Just found this site after first trip to vets in Australia -- tried to describe to new vet how my cat's tail curls over his back -- when he isn't scared. From what I've read, it is a genetic mutation. I adopted two kittens (brothers) from Batterseas Dog and Cat home in London; one has a curly tail, the other doesn't. Ziggy's tail curled up over his back from just a few weeks old (hence being named 'Ziggy' by Batterseas. Milo has a very expressive tail, but he looks more oriental... When particularly happy and on my lap, he will curl his tail around my wrist like a bracelet -- so quite a flexible tail. Apparently there is a colony of curly tailed cats in Chelmsford, England, not far from London. Not sure where my cats were originally from! Ziggy has no health issues that I'm aware of. Did not have a broken tail -- he was born with this.Yeah I'm pulling up an old thread. Don't know who's going to reply to it.
" But from what dd said (and we both found on the internet) it's a genetic mutation."
That's exactly how my kitten always holds her tail she is pure blackGlad this thread is still alive! This is DeeDee and his "rainbow tail". When he trots down the stairs his tail bops him in the head on every step. His "neutral" tail position is hovered perfectly overhead between the ears. I had no idea whether this was normal or not, his closest breed type is Egyptian Mau and they're known for long limbs so I figured it was just a breed sort of thing.