Cat Daddy and I are on the last part of our holiday, which is a week in a secluded eco-croft in Durness. And, whilst London sizzles in a heatwave that looks set to hit 37°C on Monday, we are luxuriating in the joy that is 23°C and below. It’s absolutely blissful, although I do miss the company of Louis Catorze. (Cat Daddy, however, says he doesn’t.)
I have brought my Great British Map of Folklore and Superstition on holiday with me, and the north coast of Scotland is packed with spooky creatures of interest. These include ghosts, mermaids and even witches who shapeshift into cats, the latter of which made me think Catorze would probably feel quite at home here:
I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating: Catorze has the weirdest cat tail I have ever seen. Although the tail itself is still nowhere near as weird as the fact that, when making him, God/Mother Nature/Satan/whoever decided that he wasn’t quite weird enough in his personality, so a weird tail was also necessary:
We have various theories in terms of what could have inspired this crocodilian creation. Here are some suggestions:
Are there any other Catorzian tailalikes out there? Please let me know, if so.
jesuisleroisoleil 
I prefer to think of him as not weird, but unique.
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No, he is weird. 🤣🤣🤣
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🙂
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A big thanks to you. Thinking Louis is more haute couture than you realise made my day.
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Have you ever seen a tail like it?
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A picture doesn’t really go proof. For instance, does Louis’s tail always look like that?
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Not always, no. But sometimes the way he curls it makes all the segments really stand out.
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Thank you for your answer.
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😆😆😆 haute couture 😆😆😆 God, your blog should be prescribed instead of prozac!
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Life with Le Roi is like permanently overdosing on Prozac! 🤣🤣🤣
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My all black cat had magic stripes you could only see in some lighting. Maybe all black cats have weird or unique tails.
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People often see Catorze’s segments in photos and think they’re stripes. No, they’re actual segments! Proper pieces!
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Like those beads that pop together!
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Hahaha, yes! 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve not seen those for many years!
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All part of his uniqueness!
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All part of his weirdness.
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Many black cats are “ghost tabbies”. My Snoodle has tabby stripes that can be seen in a certain light. But Le Roi’s tail is something else entirely!
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I found out yesterday that Blue the Smoke Bengal’s markings disappear in winter when he gets his winter chin! 🤣🤣🤣 Catorze’s tail weirdness is deffo physical breaks in the fur and not colouring.
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Our black cat Orion (RIP) had tabby stripes that showed up in certain kinds of lighting. They were on his body not his tail, and they were very subtle, so that doesn’t sound like Catroze does it ?
On the subject of Scottish folklore, you may enjoy a blog by Icy Sedgwick
https://www.icysedgwick.com/
https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy
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These are definitely actual cracks in the fur, not a different colour. Catorze is weird. I will check out the blog, thank you!
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First line of first link: “How did a skeleton end up embedded in the floor …?” It’s so annoying when you get skeletons embedded in your floor, isn’t it? 🤣🤣🤣
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Well, I am not the best housekeeper, so some things on the floor might get overlooked. (The blogger is not only a folklorist but writes her own creepy stories…but given folklore, the skeleton in the floor might not be her fiction.)
I just googled Celsius to Fahrenheit after reading your newest post and realized you are talking about 104 degrees ! My Lord ! It isn’t a dry heat either is it ? (that really is a factor)
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Bonjour,
Miout, chat le plus gentil du monde (RIP) avait exactement la même queue. Tout noir lui aussi.
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Vraiment? Comment ça se fait que certains chats aient cette queue mais que la plupart ne l’ait pas? 🤣🤣🤣
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Are there good cait siths and bad cait siths?
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Black ones are never good. 🫤
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Something about his tail makes me uneasy; I have no idea why. I still think he’s adorable, though 🙂
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HE makes me uneasy!
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That’s why you miss him when you’re away on holiday 😉
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Cat Daddy says he doesn’t.
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