Tail
We are very glad Moby has always liked the tree. More or less at different times, but he's always known it was His Tree. We were always prepared to use it as a bookshelf if he was going to be a Cat about it.
I have always pulled his tail, as an extension of petting his back, as a massage technique, gently but firmly, with affection. And he seems to enjoy it, circling around for me to stroke him repeatedly. If he'd ever objected to it, I would never have done it, but he seems to take it in good part. His happy place is right above his tail, and when I scritch there, he stands still with his tail straight up, sometimes his head seems to move down to rub the ground in pleasure of it's own accord, and I stretch his tail out and up, completing the caress.
This is not the same as pulling a cat's tail.
Labels: Moby-Photos
Posted by Zhoen on Saturday, January 15, 2011
7 comments:
They do seem to enjoy the long caress, don't they? Even the two manx cats I've been lucky to have in my life loved to have that area scratched and rubbed - one's nose would start to run if it even looked like somebody was going to rub her down.
I think cats and dogs are blessings that we are granted. I'm glad you and D have Moby to love on.
Some cats seem to love high places. The tree is great for those. I think all the cats I have ever known (and I don't even want to think how many that may be) have loved to have that particular spot stroked.
The cat, currently shedding hair on my keyboard, agrees that tails are part of the experience. Purr!
Teigar will stand there with the tip of her tongue sticking out!
Well, let's face it - there are a few of us non-cats out here who wouldn't mind the odd long, luxurious back-rub!
Crow,
The cat of my childhood loved neck and chin scritching, would sit forever, purring madly, for a good underchin stoking.
20th,
Moby kept "under" for weeks after we got him, which was part of the oblique reason for his name.
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Not to mention Moby's tail has been "buggin'" him this week, and he's had to chase it down and teach it what for. I gave him a good brushing, which seemed to help.
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Funny.
RR,
Oh, what I wouldn't give to have the kind of whole body rub-down I give this cat. Massage therapist would have to have enormous hands, though.
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