Happy cats walk with their tails straight up in the air. Chins held high and proud. The tail sways gently from side to side as the cat walks or saunters along the path which pleases him or her the most. When hunting the tail is held low to the ground, while the cat creeps forward, belly close to the ground. When angry the tail is low to the ground, swishing many times from side to side as if to emphasize a point. When alarmed, the tail may be many times it's normal size, fluffy with a slight raised arch of fur along the back. When extremely frightened, the whole body takes on a dandelion in bloom quality, and the cat appears many times it's normal size.

As for me. My cat is a happy cat, her tail is almost always held high, with a gentle rhythmic sway. She is so graceful and agile. Poetry in motion was never so truly spoken as when my darling walks down her very own feline path.