What did you all think of this video? Should I make more like this? Let me know what you'd like to see next. Thanks for tuning in and have a great weekend everybody!

I just lost my Ginger cat, she was 21 and I am a mess.please pray for her and me. I'm so lost without her. I wasn't around many people but Ginger was always with me. I'm devastated and lost. 10/21/23 I want to thank everyone who has responded. The number of responses is amazing. A little orange tabby boy showed up on my doorstep recently and has adopted me. He doesn't replace Ginger, but he does have quite a personality!

I love being greeted by the vibrating tail. It means so much from my independent minded cat. I’m her person.

Being on the autism spectrum, the overstimulation is 100% relatable. The balloon analogy was a good one.

I love the way our new and formerly frightened kitten now gives head bumps, and she loves to be scratches under the neck. She is blossoming before our eyes and it it due to the implementation of Jackson’s advice. So many cats and humans saved by this knowledge, thank you a million times! 🙏❤

Great info, I have taught my son from a very young age to watch for the warning signs that what he's doing is upsetting the cat. I tell him to watch out for "airplane" ears and a "twitchy" tail which means "back off" in cat language. Usually he's pretty good. He has gotten a couple scratches when he wasn't paying enough attention, but he's never been bitten! Our cat loves going into his room and waking him up each morning. They really do love each other

When I was working rescue and trying to socialize shy or feral cats, the tail salute was one of the first signs that it was working. A cat who greets you and responds to contact with the tail salute has grown more comfortable around humans, and is showing that they trust you.

I recently adopted a seven month old three legged kitten! Her left rear leg was amputated. It is fascinating to watch her use her tail when playing or running or whatever as a counter balance for that missing leg. She is getting quite good at it 😊 I have a photo of her in mid air, jumping for a toy with her tail in the place where the leg should be.

Last week my husband put catnip in the risotto ( obviously by mistake ) but we are all still alive and kicking. 😂

Clubby always does the vibrating tail thing when she's super excited and she has never squirted pee on anything. She does it ALL the time and you can easily tell she's excited and happy. 😊❤i love it when she does it even though i do get nervous sometimes 😂

My cat likes to lay on my lap while I'm working.... for a limited time anyway. I watch her tail! When it starts flicking and then whipping, it's time to put her down.... she's done. I learned that from Jackson! Thanks for teaching me what my baby is telling me! 😊

Thanks for the shout-out to the confused hissers of the world. There is nothing and nobody that my girl won't hiss at, but it is never a sign of anger. She's smol, confused, and Very Rude!

Who else LOVES it when Jackson brings out the science? 🎉😁 I volunteer at our city animal shelter and will share this video with the other volunteers. Keep educating us Jackson!😊

I'm glad you mentioned mock spraying! One of my cats does that every morning and I got the impression that it was a positive thing but could never figure it out. Every time I googled it I would get "your cat is spraying!!" and I knew she wasn't. Thank you JG!!

When one of the shy shelter cats where I volunteer ran up to me with her tail up I was so happy and proud of her. When we first met she wouldn't let anyone get close to her without hissing.

Our semi-feral kitty will come up to us for pets and her tail will be puffed up as big as it can go. She doesn't act terrified, and in fact, stays for several minutes for us to pet her. Its definitely interesting

I too lost a 23 yr old cat and absolutely devastated. It was extremely difficult but time really does heal all wounds. Just takes time. Try to think of all the happy moments you shared with your baby.

I am so thankful that you did this video. I have a neutered male cat who is so cuddly and his most favorite thing is when family comes home and settles in so he can climb up in their lap and make bread. When you first sit down, he backs up to the chair and twitches his tail and it really does looks like a spray tail, but he doesn't spray, he's just looking for some attention and judging if you are settled in enough for a lap cat. There is such a different stigma put on a cat that is spraying versus being loving that more people need to know about this so that future caregivers don't scold and shut out a love bug just being excited to come in for a cuddle.

I'm 2 years in to the guardianship of my first cat and these videos STILL provide the best source of info on how to be the best mama I can 💘

When my 4 months old kitten and I play sometimes he’ll puff up (Halloween kitty style) and gallop sideways at me like he’s trying scare me 😂

My cat is so happy and energised that often his tail goes so high that it almost touches his head from backwards!😂 also he hiss only when he's playing, happy and excited. 😂And he purr only when he suckle his blanket. I've got a weird one 😂

I have a cat with "happy tail wiggles". Whenever she is happy she gets the tail wiggle. We love it.

A fair number of your audience may have recently adopted a cat from Maui that was airlifted to the mainland to free up resources for Lahaina survivors, as we did about two days after the plane landed at PDX in August. Our Fruity cat was quite traumatized by her ordeal, but is slowly coming out of her shell and behaving more normally. Your advice and Intel have been very helpful for us in our quest to give Fruity a secure and happy home. Thank you. ❤❤❤

Only minutes ago, I fed my girl, Raven, some smoked salmon - where I saw her do one of the biggest fake-spray shimmies, I have ever seen her do. And, now, thanks to you, Jackson - I know it means that she is super excited and extra happy. Which, makes me feel good, because I think she has a little throat infection, and isn’t feeling too great, ‘cause she can’t meow, currently. Though, she just wolfed down a ton of salmon and her own food, so, I think she’s doin’ alright, despite so.

My girl kitty gently swishes her tail back and forth when she’s happy and being affectionate (and also when she’s asking for her dinner lol), it’s super cute 🥰 It’s definitely different from the stimulated swishing/flicking and the annoyed flicking, it’s more like a graceful cat-style happy tail wag. 😸

I had, worked with bonded with and loved dogs my entire life...got old and was adopted by a cat. Jackson I love learning from you how to be a better human for my tuxedo companion. He's awesome and so are you. Thanks from both of us 😁❤️😎

Thanks for that Jason, at last I know why the “pee” doesn’t hit me - she’s just really happy to see me!! Yay!! 🐾🐾

This will be extremely helpful. My 6yo son needs visual aids to help him understand things. This will be great for me to show him, and hopefully, he will understand our kittens' moods/behavior easier.

One of my cats has a curly tail that he was apparently born with according to the shelter. It is a gentle curl, but definately a spiral and not broken. He still communicates as much as he can with it, but it used to mess with his balance until he really learned how it affected him. He's a three yr old bengal, so he's a spitfire regardless:)

I rescued my cat as she was running across the road in a wonky manner as a kitten with traffic coming both ways. It turned out she had been injured falling off the roof of a 2 story building when she was a kitten. because of her weak back her tail became a stabilizer and she uses it to balance when she is on the back legs, like a kangaroo very cute but also another relevant story of how tails help cats use their agile and magnificent bodies...Love them!!! Thank you Jackson Galaxy for being awesome ...Miew... 😺😺😺

We call our cat Miss Twitchy Tail, because she moves her tail ALL the time. She goes really nuts every time she sees a bug on our window screen, or when she's stalking one of her little mouse toys. It also makes me feel really good to be reminded that Cecilia putting her tail up and meowing and giving me those little tail-crooks when she sees me in the morning or when she comes over for pets means that she's happy to see me. Also- some cats never learned what a hiss was is a MOOD with my girl. I think she knows it means "Hey, that's annoying me!" because she'll do it when I pet her just a bit too much, or bug her when she doesn't want to be bugged. But she ALSO just... Doesn't put the ears back. Doesn't flatten the whiskers. She doesn't have teeth anymore but even when she did, she never really flashed them too much. It's like a bored hiss. I think it's cute- but I also know that's her telling me to eff off and stop touching her.

I’m watching even though my sweet baby girl doesn’t even have a tail 😊 she just turned 17 ❤

Jackson- I think you should make a video about grieving the loss of a cat. How it impacts the other cats in the household, tips on how we can help ourselves through it, and their cat companions through it as well. ❤

yay this is so awesome! I’ve been wondering my kitty vibrates her tail and the only things I’ve ever found are that it means they’re nervous or spraying which definitely wasn’t the case for her. I’m so happy to know she’s just happy to see me followed by the head bunts 🥰

I didn't ever really see the "low tail" thing until it was in the emergency mode of tucked tail with a new toddler! I was the kitty whisperer in that moment and now the kid and kitty are besties each time she visits.

Hi JG, We have the distinct privilege of adopting and socializing ourselves WITH a former feral cat. She is a tortiseshell and has taught us SO MUCH about cat-dom (or cat-ness?). One special thing that our former feral does is that when she is playing, especially when she might be just a tad between curiosity, puzzling something out, and happy excitement, she will 'bottle brush' her tail. It's not because of fright, it's a thrill more like. Do you know of any other cats that do this? It's an endearing feature of her many cool aspects. She is SUPER quiet. In her first few months in the house if she accidently knocked something over, she was PETRIFIED!! (OOPS, I made a noise . . something out there will come and GET ME now, it KNOWS I am here . . .).

Can you include manxes with stubby, nubby tails? 😂 Basically I need to know what it means when my cat is wiggling hers around. She even does it when I call her name.

My husband had never interacted with cats before and he learned really fast (thanks, Mr Galaxy!) to watch out for what our cat is telling him with her tail. She positively loves him right now and he knows very well how to avoid turning our princess into Deathclaws The Ripper. Complete besties.

When I adopted my cat a few years ago, I was so confused about the "mock spray" tail vibration. I'd watched tons and tons of your videos front to back multiple times, along with lots of other in-depth research, and I thought I was prepared for anything. First day I brought my kitty home, she was SO excited to explore her new home (she'd been absolutely miserable at the shelter) that her little tail vibrated multiple times throughout the day! I had no idea what it meant and was a bit concerned, but since she seemed super happy and at ease, I decided to wait and see. So funny to only learn now all these years later why it happens! Unable to find any info on it online, I simply chalked it up to a weird little happy tic. Thank you for everything you do, Jackson, your videos are always fun and informative! :)

We LOOOOve Cats. That's why you're at 2 million subscribers. We love you too Cat Daddy. Thank you for the video.I know a little more now than I did before.

My cat often 'wags' her tail when demanding my attention- she's a weird cat, so I'm not sure what exactly she's trying to convey- although it seems to be more of a greeting for her than anything.

I have shared what I've learned with my cat-sitting clients, and had one completely change their cats diet and litter, with excellent results! THANK YOU CAT DADDY!!

When my kitten was practicing hunt skills, she would run sideways towards me with her tail puffed and her back curved. It was the cutest thing ever 😍

Thanks for reinforcing my thoughts,😹 My spayed Miss Molly always meets me in the mornings with the vibrating tail😊

My cat Mouse is always gently wagging his tail at me and his tail is always shaped like a question mark. He’s a friendly boy! He trusts me. ❤

I adopted two cats together, one of which the shelter described as shy and skittish. It took a couple of months, but one day, all of a sudden, her tail went from drooping to straight up, and it's been mostly that way ever since. Every person who has ever had a cat in their life knows the meaning of that tail and I was ecstatic when the change came.

I'm so happy you covered the quivering tail. My cat does that a lot, and I've always wondered what it meant.

Hahaha...so funny...the sprinkling part! Well...here's something I would like to add... When our, ginger long haired cat, Mickey is relaxed and laying on the floor, he reacts to our voices with the back end of his tail. As if he's talking back and is at that point just too lazy to use his voice. Thanks again Jackson for the useful information!

I absolutely love how my senior calico Pickles vibrates her tall tail every time she sees me since she was able to walk! 😻🥰❤️

I'm getting 2 6 month old kitties the day that I'm commenting this, I've been watching damn near every one of your videos and I'm learning so much invaluable information!! Thank you for everything you've posted to help make my cat's lives better :)

VIDEO IDEA: how to play with more than one cat. Just adopted a bonded pair, 1 year, but playing with them in parallel is so difficult. Closing one out is no option as they get concerned, but it is very hard to keep the balance that not one is taking over play and when trying to simmer one he gets into the others play. Video needed! ❤

1) The tail consists of a varying number of vertebrae (called “caudal” vertebrae) and voluntary muscles with ligaments and tendons holding it all together. Cats have bones in their tails-in fact, 10 percent of your cat's bones are in the tail. The Tail is full of blood supply, nerves, cartilage, bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles. in the tail play an important role in your cat's movement, balance, bowel control, scent distribution, communication and more. A Cat's tail is an extension of their spine, and is important in many ways Cats use their tails to balance, both when walking on narrow footing and when hunting prey, The tail helps to serve as a counterbalance when cats walk on narrow spaces such as fences or shelves. The tail also aids in balance when a cat is running after or jumping on prey. The lack of a tail is usually caused by a genetic defect and this can have serious consequences. Cats with no tail may have a deformed spine which can affect the spinal cord and nerve supply to important organs. Other possible health issues could include early arthritis and bowel blockages. 2) Used as communication Device, with other animals, prey , predators and humans. A tail that is straight up acts as a greeting. When cats put their tail in the air around other cats, it can be seen as an invite for the other cat to smell them. a curve at the tip can mean your cat is relaxed, while a puffed up tall tail is a sign of dominance or confrontation. Fast flicks can mean kitty is preparing to pounce, or is peeved or is agitated.. Your cat may quiver their tail when they are especially excited to see you or another cat, or prey. When your cat thrashes their tail, or is thumping it on the ground, they are irritated, annoyed, or angry. This tells you that something is bothering your cat. This is a distance-increasing behavior. In other words, if you are petting your cat and they start thrashing their tail, they are trying to tell you to stop. The Slowly Swaying: Cat's move their tails this way, often with some twitching, when they are planning to pounce. It's believed that the sway is enacted to mesmerize their prey. The Domestic cat is the only feline that can hold its tail in a vertical position while walking. Wild cats hold their tails horizontally or tucked between their legs. 3) Cat's Tails help them stay warm...similar to how humans cross their arms to stay warm..but a Cat's tail Ex: Maine Coon, will wrap their tails completely around their body and face to keep them warm. Other breeds, like the Siamese, will also do the same to help trap body heat during a cold day. It helps conserve body heat. A tail can provide an extra layer of warmth , wind barrier and sensor..for a cat that is sleeping, which is why you will often see a recumbent feline curled up with its tail wrapped around its face and body. Even with all that fur, cats are most comfortable when the temperature is at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit / 10 celcius. 4) One thing many people don't know , is the TAIL Is similar to a memory stick....Cats have a strong body memory, ...the tail will touch objects around them as they pass by them , to measure distances, and place scent on them. A cat's tail is a very sensitive and an essential part of their body. When in battle with other cats..the tail becomes important for many reasons. It will urinate sometimes in battle and leave the scent on the tail. Like a brush , it will rub against places to avoid. (like predators, no go zones etc) Cats generally bite each other around the head, neck, ears, and front legs when they are going mano a mano, but they aren't above throwing in a cheap shot and chomping down around the base of the tail of another cat, who is running away. Cats have scent glands around their cheeks, chin, top of their head, and *base of their tail* . These scent glands contain pheromones. When cats rub their face or tail against humans, other animals, or household items, they are leaving behind this pheromone that they can identify. Some cats do PHANTOM SPRAYING.. Phantom spraying looks like true urine spraying (urine marking), but no urine comes out. The Cat is anxious or might be territorial and is expressing that. Phantom spraying may progress to actual urine marking so it would be important to identify any possible stressors in her environment and remove those. Enriching the environment is almost always helpful when treating cats with behavioral disorders. 5) Cats with normal anatomy and physiology are able to control their tails from the base to the tip and know how to do so instinctually. All of the action begins in the brain with your cat determining what the tail should do. Nerves then act like cables, delivering the command via electrical signals from the brain to the muscles that manipulate your cat's tail. 6) Cats slap their tails against people to show affection, irritation or because they want attention. 7) Cats puff out their tails and arch their backs when they're frightened in an effort to make themselves seem bigger than they are. Cats sometimes make their tails puffy when they're feeling especially happy and playful. It's most often seen in kittens, but even older cats make the base of their tails look extra fluffy when they're having fun. 8) Motion triggers instinctive hunting behavior. Kittens especially target their own (or other cats') tails during play. Usually, the youngster outgrows this type of behavior although some older cats will continue to play with their own tails from time to time. 9) Does the Color of the cats tail , affect the personality of the cat ?? When comparing the cats by coat color, gray cats had the highest scores for shyness, aloofness and intolerance, while orange cats had the highest scores for trainability, friendliness and calmness. Tabby cats had the highest scores for bold and active, tricolor cats for stubborn, and bicolor cats for tolerant. 10) Both male and female cats can spray. Unneutered male cats are the most likely to mark. They also have the strongest smelling urine. About 5% of neutered females and 10% of neutered males continue urine marking after they've been fixed. 11) It is cruel to pull a cats tail. Tail injuries can cause permanent damage. The tail, houses nerves that can affect the tail's muscles as well as their control of urination and defecation. Pulling on the tail can cause nerve damage. Nerve damage may heal over time, but can often be permanent. 12) Docking a cat's tail for other purposes other than medically necessary removal is uncalled for. Tail docking became a common practice for breeders to conform cats to the rest of a litter born without tails for certain breeds. There are occasions that docking a tail is necessary, which then becomes an amputation. Even though cats use their tails for balance, if a cat’s tail needs to be amputated due to an injury, the cat will soon learn to compensate for the loss of their tail. In fact, Manx cats are born without tails and are not any less agile than their tailed friends. 14)

My cats tail shows his affection for me. Love him oh so dearly 😍

When l come home from work, Chester, renamed Lord Chester by my British uncle, gets fed. I never tire of his tail quivering so quickly, knowing he is so excited and happy.

I think your videos might be my cat's favourites - she's currently sitting on her window seat (i.e. a cheap upholstered bar stool next to the living room window), in a sunbeam, watching your video over my shoulder, and purring her guts out. Thanks for making such good content!

My cats constantly have the vibrating tail going when they see me- it’s the greatest compliment of my life. 🥹

❤ yes Jackson I have experienced the tail language! 😅 Especially with my last baby girl. If I happened to walk down the hall and she was in front of me; her tail was always straight up. If she wanted to make a point her ears would go back, more to listen, and her gait would quicken. But her tail was still the same; I called it her "I'm on a mission walk!" LOL 😅 Also when petting, grooming or playing, she would use her tail a lot to talk to me! When she was serene she liked to pet me with her tail. But as you said, when she was over it ... that pet turned into a slap!! LOL I had about 2 slaps to get my body parts out of range of her claws!! LOL Luv you Jackson!! 😊❤❤

Jackson, it's a good thing you talk to yourself! That way you get free advice!

Love Jackson's glasses 🕶️ in this video.

One of my cats is really expressive. Most of the cats will have a straight vertical exclamation mark, hers will almost touch her back! She won't just touch my leg with her tail, she will wrapped it around. Cute babe ❤

I've had cats all my life, but the kitty my wife and I got about two years ago is hilarious. She will walk in front of us with her tail straight up in the air and mew to have us stroke the length of her tail, almost pulling it. She also likes to have her tail pulled like that while she's eating, almost like pull-starting a lawn mower.

Thanks again Jackson! My cats are living a great life thanks to your training of me on cats. Interesting about the Mock Spray. One of our cats do this and I thought it was excitement, but it's somewhat different. He's fixed so he isn't spraying. My Siberian kitten didn't seem to speak the same language as our two normal cats. But, he is intelligent and a year old now so he is learning and our micro Pride is getting along better than ever. Time to go build some cat trees for our catio.

My girlfriend and I just got a new 4 month old black kitten and your videos have been so helpful!

My cat was really patient with me, he was really chill. Whenever i started to go over the top he started growling and then i knew "time to let go". He taught me so well, i learned his pre-growling signs and then after a while i just knew how much pets and hugs and snuggles he has patience for at all. He was a good cat, i miss you Happy.

I have a tail mover. The mostly-tip swish when she's in eyes-closed "ahhh, that's the spot" mode is the cutest thing.

Jackson will ALWAYS be "The Cat Whisperer" & the Best Kitty Dude! Love & Respect Animals ALWAYS!!!

This is such a good guide! I like that you added in the end that individual cats have their quirks, and it's true. Probably most if not all of these tails can mean different things depending on the context. My cat puffs his tail from excitement, even positive. He also does it when he's playing with his toys by himself. My dad had a regular house cat that was born with no tail a couple of decades ago, and she still managed to have a pretty expressive butt lol

Thanks for this video! I have a cat with feline hyperesthesia and she’s always had her tail going, even when she’s happy and affectionate. She was rescued from the streets at six weeks, and she hardly ever walks around tail upright. She will usually walk around with it kind of level in the trust but verify position. Just wanted to bring some awareness to feline hyperesthesia and tails, because it took me a while to figure out what her condition was. Now that I know, I’ve been able to treat her with medication and her quality of life has gone up a lot. 😊

When we took in our stray kitten, her tail tip was burnt. We took her to a vet and he said it would soon fall off, and it did. Her tail is perfect now and since it happened when was a small kitten she adapted. She is named Sierra Brialle.❤❤❤

I love cats so much❤ after watching this Channel I have increased my understanding and affection for my cat 10 fold.❤ I even slow blink at him when I tell him I love him❤

My husband and I adopted a cat a week and a half ago. I’m completely obsessed with him. Hearing “ownership = love “ made my heart swell knowing my little man loves me. I always thought it was cute how he wraps his tail around my pinky and/or wrist sometimes

Great video! Impressed that for the first time nearly 10% of the video was presenting cats not a human ;)

My boy will do the mock spraying whenever he sees me! He also sometimes will just sit and stare at me, and if I say hi to him, he’ll swish his tail aggressively and give me slow blinks 🥰

I have 7 cats and I see all kinds of tail activity. Thanks for clarifying…

Oh the hissing comparison got me. My old Purrincess Leia almost never hissed, I mean I haven't heard the hiss for years. The little baby Venus, a rescue, just hiss all the time and for no reason. She's better now, but when I just had her she would just hiss instead of meow, especially when asking for cuddles, which was a little bit strange for me to adapt. She would come on my desk when I'm working, hiss, give me a head bump, hiss, come on my lap, hiss, and purr, rolling on my legs like I'm the best cushion that ever cushioned. It was very funny also when the two cats were getting to know each other after a few weeks. Leia looked at Venus with that very weird expression head tilted, unsure meowing. I could almost hear her say "what's that baby weirdo you got here, she's not making any sense, wtf" haha

Had a bengal cross who would tap the last couple of inches of his tail to the beat of jazz music (including syncopated beats). He would be chilled out, eyes at half-mast, and tapping along with the beat. Never seen any other cat do that.

TOPIC FOR A VIDEO: Institutional cats, cats that are in Long Term Care homes or hospices. Some seem to have good lives but others seem stressed often. Inconsistent care, random dog visits. Should cats get to 'retire' from this life. Thanks for all your cat advocacy Jackson!

I don't even have a cat (hubby is too allergic) but I appreciate being educated. Keep up the good work Cat Daddy!

Yeah when you first started talking about the cat being afraid of the toddler you had a smile on your face!

My daughter posted a video of her newly adopted kitten the other day and I just checked the position of his tail in the video. I was pleased to see that his tail was straight up.

Love this video, thanks, Jackson. I joke that my cat is part black lab, he sways his tail so forcefully. He regularly smacks me in the face hard and knocks things over with his tail. He's fixed and does the mock spray whenever he sees his favorite toys or when it's time to eat. He's one of the happiest and most confident cats I've ever seen, lots of exclamation point and question mark tails, exposed bellies, and general command over his domain. Nothing much aggravates him (besides the vacuum cleaner). Sometimes I wonder if he had a tail or spinal injury as a kitten before I rescued him though. If he jumps up to play, he has a hard time landing on his feet; same when he jumps on one of his perches. He miscalculates sometimes and tumbles back to the ground. His vets have never seemed concerned. I just find it curious that he seems to have such a muscular tail and so much control over it, but then it doesn't do him many favors to accommodate gravity when he lands.

Don't worry Jackson. I wrapped my tail around this video. 😸

Wow, my cats were casually lying around until the bottle brush section. That caught both of their attention and they were watching the tv. The visual of a cat in that pose must communicate to them. They weren’t agitated or anything, just watching. I never thought about that possibility. 😁

My cat kept standing on my keyboard and pausing the video while I was watching 😅 Like he was saying "Stop giving away my secrets!" 😂

I just love all your videos! Almost as much as I love our four fur babies !!!

At 2:41 my cat landed on the floor next to me 😹 The fact that his tail works normally is a great sign, since some large unknown species of animal bit him right at the base of the tail a long time ago, and the vet said she thinks the animal shook its head and flung the cat, allowing the cat to escape. The cat was clearly a house cat, but either got lost, was evicted, or abandoned to fend for himself. He came to me begging for help, and when I picked him up, he wrapped his paws around my neck, clinging for dear life. I named him Ombre because he's grey, like a shadow (ombre is French for shadow). Plus, he's one chill hombre. Hardly anything fazes him. I've been watching his tail when different animals are around, to see if that might have been the species that got him, but he hasn't reacted to any of them so far. We were outside last night when a loose dog came running up from between buildings, and Ombre didn't even react. I scooped him up (he was on his leash), but Ombre was just curious. He didn't know that the dog had the predatory thing going on and was hunting him. Just one more sign that Ombre is a house cat, not feral. (And yes, the dog was at a crouched run with his eyes oh Ombre, and when I picked up his target, he stopped dead in his tracks and just stared at me). The bite wound had festered, causing a fistula ("tunnel of infection") in the tail, and systemic infection throughout his body that took 4 months to heal with a combination of antibiotics. He was x-rayed to check the extent of the injury and see if there was any vertebral separation in the tail, but that was all ok. The vet had brought up the possibility of amputation as one of many potential actions that might be needed, because it it would be necessary, she couldn't do that surgery, he would need a specialist, just because the injury was so close to the actual spine. I'm thankful that wasn't necessary. He's such a happy boy now. Every time I come home, he's so happy to see me. He runs to greet me at the door, and tries to get me to pick him up even before I've set my bags down 😹 So I have to drop everything right in front of the door just to pick him up. And then he wraps his paws around my neck so tightly, and kisses my cheek, with his tail whipping back and forth so hard that it hits me in the face 😹 Then he rolls around in my arms rubbing his cheeks all over me. I don't know how anyone could have intentionally booted him outside. Unless it was someone who wouldn't or couldn't get him neutered, because he was intact when he came to me, and he did spray here and there until he was neutered, which was within 2 weeks of coming to live here. I've since learned that the local humane society has a low cost SNAP program, but it fills up fast, and when it's filled, appointment scheduling closes, so you have to wait until it opens, usually within a few weeks, and hope to phone in time before the next month's appointments fill up. If you do get through, you have to drop the animal off by 7am on a Thursday, and pick it back up at a certain time, at an out of the way location that isn't easy for low income people to get to. There's no way I could do that, because of my work schedule, but thankfully I was able to get Ombre into a regular vet.

My Honey had a vibrating tale when she’s very excited, like when she sees me starting meal time ! It’s so cute.

love it when my furgirl flickers her tail.... it always means she wants strokes n smooches n attention n loves u... it really means a lot coz she has had extreme ptsd for about the 7 years ago i rescued her.... she was badly abused. so now it means soooo much when she does that... shes even doing it to my carer now.... its taken years of seeing her 4 times a week but she gets so excited to see RoseMarie now :) xxx

Very good video Jackson! I really appreciate the differentiation between two quivering upright Tails backed up to anything. My new companion backs up beside me a lot in when I am in"my" chair. 😆 Really appreciate the situation could be something other than simply doesn't have any urine to squirt. 🤣

Love this video!!! Understanding more about their bodies is fascinating!!! You rock! 🎉

Our kitty is a rescue here in the UK and neither us nor the shelter know his history. I’ve always had cats growing up and thought I’d got them figured out. Then we got William and that’s when I found your channel, because he isn’t operating like any other! Thank you for all the videos. William is now a happy settled kitty now we have figured out what he needs :)

My Charlotte will get a super bushy tail when she's excitedly playing! It's so funny and adorable to see her when she gets like that!

Love these videos Jackson. Been a huge fan, since your early days in the public eye. For the past years, i've been caring for my daughter. A tiny white fur ball, who had a REALLY rough start on life... 3-4 weeks old, someone left her out in the open, in a cardboard box. All white, and pink skin. Very pink skin. She wasn't found by passersby, for hours... And what that did physically, is sunburn her scalp, to the point where it took 6+ months for her fur on her head and ears to grow back. And her ears had shriveled up like cauliflowers. When i got her, she was 9 weeks old, and her ears were starting to come back to normal, but the family that cared for her, after she was found said she was happy around other animals. But since i got her home, and the next 6 years, i've never seen her be calm around other animals. She backs up in a corner, and attacks anyone that ventures to close to her. Incl humans. I seem to be the only one shes safe with, but even i have a few "battle scars"... I talk to her every day. It's just me and her... We play an hour, or two every day... She does get hyper if i've gotten some less than optimal cat food (Only do wet food), but with sugar or other bad things... For the most part, she's very calm and relaxed, and she follows me where ever i go... It seems like a nice relationship right ? But, i do constantly see and feel her being in scared mode... The "puffy" tail reminded me of this... Promissed myself i'd ask, if i remembered and got the chance... Any suggestions on how to better calm her down ? I believe she's deaf on one ear, and may have some brain damage from childhood... !? Also, are there some natural remedies, that can help her achieve a natural calm state ?

I love this! I'm endlessly fascinated by the way my cats' bodies work. Their body language is so interesting and the tail says so much! Thanks for this. Much appreciated.

cat knowledge is always good, knowing all about your little living,loving critter is the best thing for you and your cat .

I adopted a senior last October. When I brought her home she was terrified of everything. She didn't want to play, was afraid of the toys. Every noise would scare her. In the last almost year she's improved so much. She still gets spooked by some things (she doesn't like the washing machine and runs when someone is at the door), but now she plays and gets excited for treats. Her tail is always going. When she is resting it's still but if I speak to her, the tip will start twitching. When she's walking around it's going slowly from side to side. When she's playing it's whipping around every which way.

Amazing video again Jackson! Thanka for all the information! 😊

I'd like to see something that is focused on Senior/Elderly cat behaviour vs signs of illness

We took a cat from the streets some six months ago, her tail is always in a question mark position and she sleeps with her belly totally exposed, I'm very happy to know she's felling happy and safe in my home

I love that every time I walk by my cats they always lift their tails to greet me