It could also simply be a sort of reaction to being put or getting into a different position, like when being bent to a position or jumping into one, one may tend to tuck extremities towards the middle instinctively. Just a thought

my girl had her tail docked but I noticed her tail tucks under when I pick her up. If her back is curling inward, her tail may tend to tuck in.
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