The tail of a cat is incredibly attractive to small children and hooligans is more senior. Skilled people warn about unpleasant consequences of such treatment of an animal. It is worth understanding why it is impossible to pull a cat a tail.
Tail and health of a cat
Cats very much are nervous when people touch their tails. Usually it is allowed to do it only to owners. From usual stroking of a cat's tail nothing bad happens to an animal. But here sharply you should not pull this sensitive body.
In a cat's tail there are a lot of nervous terminations. And it is unsurprising, the tail is that other as continuation of a backbone. At cats, unlike dogs, this part of a backbone rather weak and painful. Sharp pulling of a cat for a tail of people can easily injure a spine column, in this case the animal will remain paralyzed.
The backbone of a cat is closely tied also with intestines which can be injured when traumatizing a tail too. The old wisdom "is confirmed by it do not pull a cat a tail, will go to a toilet anywhere!". And, of course, the cat with an injury of a tail should be shown to the veterinarian and to strictly follow all his instructions on treatment.
Importance of a tail in life of a cat
For balancing the tail for a cat has no huge importance. There is a set of tailless and korotkokhvosty breeds cat's. Of course, the tail helps a cat to climb trees, to jump and keep at height. The big and significant role of a tail can be seen at slow-motion shot of falling of a cat from height. But also cats of the Isle of Man perfectly cope with alignment in air and without this shoot of a backbone! It is considered that by means of a tail of a cat is expressed by the feelings and emotions. Highly raised tail - some kind of greeting to the owner when the cat leaves to meet him. If the fluffy pet sharply pulls a tail here and there, it is sign of alarm and a nervous state. At such moments it is better not to anger a cat and to leave her alone. Even more disturbing sign speaking about readiness to attack are long waves a tail. When the person inaccurately treats the pet and his tail, he can damage this body of communication. In this case a set of signals is considerably reduced, at a cat an opportunity to tell you about the feelings and problems vanishes! The animal will be oppressed by impossibility to use all functions of a tail. Let's treat carefully and sensitively the pets, to explain to children from early age the importance of good and love for our smaller brothers. Let the child grow since childhood reasonable and humane. It is not necessary to pull a cat a tail, caress her better and give delicacy.