I’m honestly becoming convinced that cats treat them like a separate entity that they have no autonomy over.
I have four cats, and have had cats my whole life, and they have all done things like:
- Hold down their tail to clean it like what…it’s going to resist?
- Will clean their tail if you hold it out to them for cleaning. As if you’ve done them a big favour.
- Be hit / flicked in their own heads by their tail repeatedly.
- Chase their tails and try to pin it down.
Obviously they do actually have full control over their own tails…but they do sometimes behave like they don’t have total control.
And the waving/flicking/ wagging/ Cobra-esque wavy snake movements - what does it all mean? It’s not just annoyance/ displeasure. It denotes all sorts of moods. I would love to understand what appears to be a very complex appendage 😸