Thread: Question about a tail

How short is short?

I had a litter of six cream silvers with one blue boy whos tail didn't grow as long as it should... I wondered if way, way back in his gene pool there could have been some Persian blood (probably where the blue colour came from). Its just a theory but it was odd as all the others had wonderful long tails.

Interesting. Larry and Monty are from the same litter, but Monty's tail is a couple of inches longer than Larry's (Larry being the solid black). But then, Monty is longer in every other way as well: legs, body, ears, all longer. He's really skinny and gangly, where Larry is quite solid and stocky. In fact they don't look that much alike at all!

Originally Posted by Tivicoons

How short is short?

I had a litter of six cream silvers with one blue boy whos tail didn't grow as long as it should... I wondered if way, way back in his gene pool there could have been some Persian blood (probably where the blue colour came from). Its just a theory but it was odd as all the others had wonderful long tails.

Hi tail is about to his shoulders... I will have another look and maybe take a photo

Daddys tail comes past his nose and he is also a very long boy... Mums tail comes to about the back of her ears!!

Yes I thought it odd... I would have though its a one off but his full brother now and the same colour is the exact same... Very strange??

Well here he is... his tail is very full.... now but still not so long he is 11 months old!!

He is minus all his ear furnishings and some whiskers... thanks to his Chocolate Abyssinian Friend Dalton.....

Our black & white boy has a most beautiful full tail,but short,his brothers tail is longer but not so full now,when we first had them the longer tailed one would have his tail reach up to between his ears & judges used to remark on the length now since he has grown & is very long bodied his tail,funnily enough, doesn't reach so far so now we get "his tail could be longer",can't win but I luv them all exactly the way they are & wouldn't change anything about any of them....

Its all become clear now... its a shame because he is a huge handsome boy... but I will not be in stamping this short tail, one litter you can maybe think... okay!! 2 litters and the exact same thing happening... Nope not a good idea..

Oh well never mind, we have a choice we will neuter him and keep him.. or let him mate with a cat that is not related to this line... and see what happens???. not something we have to rush in to yet.. he is like his daddy.... and totally just interested in being one of the boys...

He lives in the house, with a 7 year old British Shorthair entire male... our Baggins.. (soft as butter). a 11 month old entire male our Mathyuis ( brain dead)... and Dalton an entire chocolate Abyssinians( Just starting to feel a little manly!!) but.. they all have way too much fun to be.. worrying right now about small tails... right now!! 2011 is the time for decisions like that LOL...

Debbie

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