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My cat has a slightly deformed tail (you can sort of see it in this photo; the tip is a little detatched from the rest of the tail, so it almost looks like a tassel or corkscrew). She was born with it, and it hasn't caused her any harm or anything, though she can still move it like a normal tail. It's just a genetic thing. But as far as we know she isn't a hick cat. >:|
We used to speculate that it affected her sense of balance, but as she's grown up we've found that this hasn't been the case.
Plus there are some purebreed cats where the deformed tails are a desired trait, like the Manx Cat. Intrestingly enough, the wiki article on Manxes states that cats with the type of tail that your cat has are at risk for getting a painful type of arthritis, so you might want to schedule an appointment to see a vet if you're concerned about this happening to Bobby.
Sort of related: when I was a kid and lived in Singapore we adopted a feral "drain cat" as a kitten that had a really *weird* tail. He had a little stump for a tail, but with a puff of fur just *barely* attached with some sinew. It really looked like he had a small koosh ball hanging off of his tail. o_O
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