tail twitching

My two-year old inside/outside cat has gradually developed a twitch in
his tail.

While his tail is held up, he will twitch it by rotating it along its
axis. Possibly with a slight side-to-side twitch of his hindquarters.

This looked a little bit like spraying behavior, but without the
spraying. He does it around me. I haven't especially noticed it while
he makes the rounds of the house (ala spraying).

He is fixed and has never sprayed that I've observed. Could this be the
gradual onset of spraying? Harmless mock spraying? The Pain and Itch
of Hemorrhoidal Tissues?

I haven't noticed any extra grooming or scratching of that area.

ideas?

Is it more like a quivering? One of my cats - a spayed female - does this
frequently when coming up to greet me, or even just on her way walking by.
It's a "Hi, hello, I'm so happy to see you!" thing. My first cat did it,
too - but only when I was opening her favorite kind of canned food. ;-)

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Nowan" wrote in message
om...

My two-year old inside/outside cat has gradually developed a twitch in
his tail.

While his tail is held up, he will twitch it by rotating it along its
axis. Possibly with a slight side-to-side twitch of his hindquarters.

This looked a little bit like spraying behavior, but without the
spraying. He does it around me. I haven't especially noticed it while
he makes the rounds of the house (ala spraying).

He is fixed and has never sprayed that I've observed. Could this be the
gradual onset of spraying? Harmless mock spraying? The Pain and Itch
of Hemorrhoidal Tissues?

I haven't noticed any extra grooming or scratching of that area.

ideas?

Is it more like a quivering? One of my cats - a spayed female - does this
frequently when coming up to greet me, or even just on her way walking by.
It's a "Hi, hello, I'm so happy to see you!" thing. My first cat did it,
too - but only when I was opening her favorite kind of canned food. ;-)

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Nowan" wrote in message
om...

My two-year old inside/outside cat has gradually developed a twitch in
his tail.

While his tail is held up, he will twitch it by rotating it along its
axis. Possibly with a slight side-to-side twitch of his hindquarters.

This looked a little bit like spraying behavior, but without the
spraying. He does it around me. I haven't especially noticed it while
he makes the rounds of the house (ala spraying).

He is fixed and has never sprayed that I've observed. Could this be the
gradual onset of spraying? Harmless mock spraying? The Pain and Itch
of Hemorrhoidal Tissues?

I haven't noticed any extra grooming or scratching of that area.

ideas?

In article ,
enlightened us with...

My two-year old inside/outside cat has gradually developed a twitch in
his tail.

While his tail is held up, he will twitch it by rotating it along its
axis. Possibly with a slight side-to-side twitch of his hindquarters.

This looked a little bit like spraying behavior, but without the
spraying. He does it around me. I haven't especially noticed it while
he makes the rounds of the house (ala spraying).



My 3 year old male does this when he is excited, often when greeting me
or other family members. He has never sprayed. He just gets so excited,
his tail gets twitchy, then he usually follows it up with the head-roll
- where he head butts you hard, then rubs, then does a somersault. *G*


--
--
~kaeli~
If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with
their lights off?
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

In article ,
enlightened us with...

My two-year old inside/outside cat has gradually developed a twitch in
his tail.

While his tail is held up, he will twitch it by rotating it along its
axis. Possibly with a slight side-to-side twitch of his hindquarters.

This looked a little bit like spraying behavior, but without the
spraying. He does it around me. I haven't especially noticed it while
he makes the rounds of the house (ala spraying).



My 3 year old male does this when he is excited, often when greeting me
or other family members. He has never sprayed. He just gets so excited,
his tail gets twitchy, then he usually follows it up with the head-roll
- where he head butts you hard, then rubs, then does a somersault. *G*


--
--
~kaeli~
If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with
their lights off?
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace