I touched Andy’s tail to get his attention.
His reaction was instantaneous!
Of course, he wanted to sniff my hand for evidence – Andy scent – I was the guilty party.
Then he ran off to the other room so he could have some peace from me….
I touched Andy’s tail to get his attention.
His reaction was instantaneous!
Of course, he wanted to sniff my hand for evidence – Andy scent – I was the guilty party.
Then he ran off to the other room so he could have some peace from me….
How dare you, human! Tails are taboo, especially luxurious ones like Mr Andy’s!
I should know better by now…!
Iam sure you do, but it was too tempting, right?
Impossible to resist!
😻
Mine beige persian lady cat does the same if I try to brush her beautiful tail. I never thought of the static !! I always try the feminine motivation : be beautiful, my dear kitty 🙂 amitiés
LOL! Yes, especially this time of year where I live, an innocent “boop” on the nose can end up being an electric shock that is very upsetting for the kitty boy and me!
He has my sympathy 🙂
Yeah, the tail is sacred!
Pehaps, Doug, you have caused an electrical phenomenon in touching his tail ??
Here is a video in English related for a part to this topic :
https://youtu.be/Si-yk1KxYX0
In friendship
Michel
It’s static electricity season, for sure, Michel, but I didn’t see any sparks this time. On the other hand, what Jackson Galaxie talks about (excellent video!) holds true. Andy has a low tolerance for being held for any length of time, and he lets me know by body language when he wants me to stop petting him. The tail twitches, his ears fold back, he moves away from me. Of course, i usually go too far with him and he lets me know, in degrees, just how far I’ve over-stepped my welcome. He’ll nip me a little on my hands. If I still don’t pay attention, the next time he gives me a bit harder bite. I’m sure he’d draw blood if i totally blew it! He also will do the same thing with his paws. The first warning is soft-pawed with no claw, then the next one is a little claw, till he draws blood (I imagine) if I totally ignore him!
Yes, the static at this time of year can be a bit of a problem.
Poor Andy! I try to discharge the static electricity anywhere but on my kitty boy.
I’ve noted here sometimes I don’t think it is dry enough to shock, and get a mild static discharge anyway.
That’s the situation when I accidentally “boop” Andy’s nose and zap him at the same time!
Yes , a cat gives signals we have to take care of , Doug ! Andy gives signals. 🙂
It took me some time to learn cat signals, but I pretty much got the battle scars by ignoring them! LOL!
touch the tail and you land in jail ;O))))))
The valley of death, maybe….