Does anyone else know of a cat who curves her tail over her back?

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My cat Ginger is the only cat I have ever known who will curve her tail over her back instead of just putting it up while being petted. She sometimes does this when I am petting and scratching her back, rump and tail. Her tail even occasionally touches the back of her head! I am curious to know if anyone else has ever known another cat who does this.

[Barbara, Founder and Moderator]

No, I'm not sure that I've ever seen that.

[Inge]

SometimesIwonder wrote: "My cat Ginger is the only cat I have ever known who will curve her tail over her back instead of just putting it up while being petted. ..."

We had a black kitten at the shelter that did that. Of course, it got "Simon" a lot of attention as everyone had to see his 'squirrel tail.' It also got him out of his cage, roaming the office as the new mascot. He looked like a miniature black panther--and went to a great forever-home.

[Amy]

Here are some pictures of more "curled tail" cats. *s*

http://www.messybeast.com/curly-taile...

[Barbara, Founder and Moderator]

Oh how cute! I was checking out your blog Amy. They are adorable.

My sister has a Manx cat. They are on the other end with no tail or a very short tail. They also have longer legs in the back and short in front and sorta walk like a bunny would. I will have to take a picture of it next time I visit her. I used to have a couple along time ago before I was allergic to cats.

[Amy]

Barbara wrote: "My sister has a Manx cat. They are on the other end with no tail or a very short tail. They also have longer legs in the back and..."

The Japanese Bobtail are another cute kitty with a pompom tail. My sister in law has always been allergic to cats...until a stray wandered up and voila! a miracle, she's not any longer. *s* Oh, there's a product called AllerpetC (C for "cat") that can help with cat allergies.

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Inge wrote: "SometimesIwonder wrote: "My cat Ginger is the only cat I have ever known who will curve her tail over her back instead of just putting it up while being petted. ..."

We had a black kitten at the ..."

I call my cat's curved tail a squirrel tail as well.

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Amy wrote: "Here are some pictures of more "curled tail" cats. *s*

http://www.messybeast.com/curly-taile..."

Those tails sure are curled. Ginger doesn't curl her tail, but she sure does curve it when a scratch feels really good

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I do.

[Jimbobga]

Yes, we have a stray cat we call Toby. We nickname him "scorpion cat", because like your cat -- his tail curls over his back. Very strange. Yes, the tip of his tail sometimes touches the back of his head. When he was lost a few weeks ago we thought about putting up signs in the neighborhood. How many cats could I neighbor see that have a similar trait -- none, I say. It's a dead ringer for anyone wondering if he was the lost cat. He also eats like crazy but never gains any weight.

[Anna]

My orange girl Holly does this too, though she can almost put it fully flat against her back. Hers also corkscrews when she's really happy. She's also more flexible than usual, even for a cat.