From head to tail

This is a copy of the birthday card I received from Shadow for my birthday a few weeks ago. As I began to put it away today, with the rest of my paper Disney memorabilia, I made a startling discovery! Does anyone else find it slightly alarming that our favorite mouse has no sign of his tail?

It was certainly disquieting to me. The only rational thought I had about the incident was that Shadow, in an attempt at playfulness, took one too many nips at Mickey Mouse’s tail, and Mickey decided to tuck it away for safekeeping.