In message , Marina
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Nikki does that frequently, and apparently for no specific reason. She will
walk around with a poof in the middle of her tail, or sometimes at the base
or at the top. I'll ask her what poofed her tail, but she just looks
innocently at me and unpoofs it. It is hilarious.

One of my RB cats, Purdey, was a very fluffy critter, and also had an
exceptionally long tail. For some reason, a short length of tail a few
inches down from the tip *didn't* poof out like the rest - it looked for
all the world like he had a pom-pom attached to the end of an already
fluffy tail. Sadly, he lost most of his tail following a car accident -
the tail took the brunt of the force, and was broken in several places,
so the vet amputated at the break nearest the body. Didn't seem to
worry Purdey though; it was amazing how expressive a six-inch stump
could be!

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Cathi