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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2007Anyone else have a polydactyl cat?
Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of his back feet. I am fascinated by his big feet! His front paws look like big mittens. They cause him no problems but he does seem a bit clumsy at times. Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your cat have? Sue > Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your cat > have? I've always wanted a polydactyl cat but never had one. I call them "paddlepaws". >I've always wanted a polydactyl cat but never had one. I call them >"paddlepaws". You've always wanted every type of cat. :) > Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now > about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of his [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sue No, but I have a syndactyl cat. Rusty is missing toes in his paws. The vet said it is genetic and very rare. So he is special Winnie > > Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now > > about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of his [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Winnie I have never heard of that, Winnie! But we already knew Rusty was special. :-) I have a front-paw poly. He's old, and through the years has learned to use the extra toes as thumbs. He is quite accomplished at opening cabinet doors. He can wrap his paws around the bathroom doorknob, also, but isn't quite strong enough to open it.l My daughter also has a front-paw poly named Ernie. I think 90% of polydactyls are named Ernie. (for Hemingway, of course). Sherry > I have never heard of that, Winnie! But we already knew Rusty was > special. :-) Fang you! Rusty the Liddle Tiger > I have a front-paw poly. He's old, and through the years has learned to > use the extra toes as thumbs. He is quite accomplished at opening [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry > No, but I have a syndactyl cat. Rusty is missing toes in his paws. > The vet said it is genetic and very rare. So he is special Rusty is special no matter how many toes he has!  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Rusty is special no matter how many toes he has! Fang you Antie Monique Rusty the Liddle Tiger > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now >> about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of his [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Winnie My boy Charlie has 3 toes each on his front paws and doesn't have any claws, there are some stumps but some toes have nothing. 1 of his sisters is syndactyly with fused claws coming out of her single toe on one front paw and 2 claws coming out of her single toe on the other foot. His other sister, who sadly died at 48 hrs, had 3 normal looking toes on her front paws. J > Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now > about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sue I don't, but my daughter does. I'm not sure about the number of toes, but it sure does make their feet look big, doesn't it? Joy >Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your cat have? Oh, yeah!!! Our 14 year old Hobo is a big, 17-pound, white shorthair with hints of Siamese (blue eyes, pale yellow streaks here and there) who also has 24 toes but there are six on all four paws. The word "clumsy" has never been in his vocabulary though with age he's slowing down a bit. We *adore* him and I'm sure you'll enjoy your Ernie as much. Polys are great fun to have around - I'm glad you found him. Tell us more about him?? Jeanne > >Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your cat have? > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jeanne Oh, a he sounds gorgeous. The front-pawed polys aren't all that rare--we see them at the shelter all the time -- but we've only had a couple of four-paws. I really never thought about it, but it turns out that polys crop up in purebreds too, not just moggies. I'm not sure whether they can be shown, or whether they're considered pet-quality. But you should see a Maine Coon polydactyl! Talk about huge feet! Sherry Ernie is black with beautiful round gold eyes. I wanted to adopt a black cat and then I read about polydactyl cats and I thought I'd like a black poly. I found Ernie at a shelter. Apparently, he had been turned in by his previous owner who couldn't have pets in the apartment. My good fortune. Ernie is a real sweetie and he gets along okay with my other cat, Wally (orange tabby). I've heard that polys can learn to turn doorknobs and open doors. Ernie hasn't tried it yet, but I'm waiting for the day he does. Sue >>Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your cat >>have? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jeanne I have one the new kitten we just rescued Ka'shay she has 6 toes on each paw and she is a female red tabby She is about 10 weeks now and a little rough neck #$@$@# > Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now > about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sue > Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is > now about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your > cat have? Oscar has the standard issue for toes, but I do have a thing for polydactyls. They're just so adorable! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your >> cat have? > > Oscar has the standard issue for toes, but I do have a thing for > polydactyls. They're just so adorable! Forgot to mention: while Oscar's no polydactyl, she does have large tufts of fur between her toes, so her paws still look pretty big compared to the rest of her, especially when she spreads them out to groom. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>> Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your >>> cat have? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > compared to the rest of her, especially when she spreads them out to > groom. Persia has the usual number of toes, but I love it when she stretches out her hind leg and spreads her toesies while grooming! :D Jill > >>> Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your > >>> cat have? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jill Oh, I love that too; especially when Boots does it. Her little tuxedo feet are always so dainty & white. She has one little black pad and the rest are pink. Sherry >> Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is >> now about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your >> cat have? >Oscar has the standard issue for toes, but I do have a thing for >polydactyls. They're just so adorable! Just make sure you get kitty neutered. Poly's paws are like a human's with the thumb; once polys start breeding and figuring that they don't need humans to open their tins of tuna, it's over for us! > Anyone else out there have a polydactyl? How many toes does your cat > have? "Tabs" (RB). A long-haired tabby, probably with Maine Coone ancestors. He had six toes and seven claws on each front paw, with one of the extra claws between two of the toes. He loved to drape himself across human shoulders, like a fur stole :-) SignatureMatSav Abby has "thumbs"on her front feet. Place your hand palm down on a table and stick our thumb out to the side as far as it will go and that is what her paws look like. It is so funny to watch her run but , I have never seen her trip. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > Hi. Four months ago I adopted a black polydactyl cat. Ernie, who is now > about a year old, has 7 toes on each of his front feet and 5 on each of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sue > Abby has "thumbs"on her front feet. Place your hand palm down on a table and > stick our thumb out to the side as far as it will go and that is what her [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -- I took a pic of Yoda's feet a long time ago, I'd forgotten about it till reading your post. Here's the Yo-man's thumbs: http://members.aol.com/sriddles/toes.jpg I took a pic of Yoda's feet a long time ago, I'd forgotten about it till reading your post. Here's the Yo-man's thumbs: http://members.aol.com/sriddles/toes.jpg =========================================== Mittens! Or a map of Michigan (I was raised there). His paws do look like mittens to me. Suz&Spicey |
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