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Peggy Sue asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

Have you ever seen a cat with extra toes?

I found a cat with THREE dewclaws ("thumbs") on each front foot, in addition to the regular four toes. She also has dewclaws on her back feet.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It is a rear genetic trait called polydactyl and it is notharmful tot eh cat. Some Vets suggest having teh extra toes removed but there is no reason to do so. They live normal happy lives and the "mitten feet" are just an extra "cute" for the cat.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i have 1 of those

  • 1 decade ago

    Cats with 6 or 7 toes are quite common. I had a few of them growing up and have seen many more. I would think that it is due to inbreeding. In Key West the descendants of Hemingway's cats all have extra toes.

  • 1 decade ago

    Those kitties are called polydactyl (many toes) or Hemingway cats, as it is said that Ernest Hemingway adored polydactyl cats. As a matter of fact, at Hemingway's home in Florida, several polydactyl cats are still cared for.

    A doctor I once met had a cat with 22 toes!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Sure happens all the time. I have a six toed cat. She has 6 toes on all her feet.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No I never have seen a cat with extra toes, saw one with two tails, weird.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes, I've seen a cat like that before. It didn't have any problems walking, and besides being a little over-endowed, it's as cute as it can be!

  • 1 decade ago

    my sister's cat has 3 extra toes on each front paw but she doesn't have any extra toes on the back.

  • 1 decade ago

    I've seen a cat with a backwards leg. Usually it's due to inbreeding.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes, we had a cat with extra claws on all his feet. He was a heck of a cat!

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