Why Do Cats Like The Base Of Their Tail Scratched?

Why Do Cats Like The Base Of Their Tail Scratched?

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You’re Hitting The Right Spot!

If your cat is ok with you touching them and especially stroking the base of their tail, then you must have a very close relationship and mutual trust.

It’s a Female Cat Behavior

For a new owner, this might be a sign of affection, or pain, and not actually realizing that petting her at the back may be stimulating the instinctive mating response.

A Kitten Behavior

Since cats keep some of their early habits throughout their adulthood, so does the raised back can be part of that response to their mother’s grooming.

Why Do Some Cats Lick Themselves Or The Air When You Pet Them?

Your kitty might be trying to reach that spot as well to clean it or scratch it.

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