does anyone else have a cat w/ 6 toes on its front paws i do if anyone else does let me know!!!?

Question

my kitty (louie) is black w/ 6 toes on its front paws he's so adorable

Answer 1

Polydactylism, or extra toes, is pretty common. It's more common in some places, like New England and southeastern Canada.

It's been speculated that the gene for polydactylism arose in Quebec, and that Canadian immigrants brought their polydactyl cats down into New England. Others believe that the gene arose independently in multiple localities.

Extra toes can occur on only the front paws or on both front and rear, and the number of extra toes varies. On the front paws the extra toes may grow from the main part of the paw, forming a fan along with the normal toes, or they can grow out of the wrist, giving the appearance of a second paw (hence the term "double paws."

Technically, polydactylism is a birth defect and it's disqualifying in show cats, except for the Pixie Bob breed which is expected to be polydactyl.

Whether or not it's considered a defect, polydactylism is certainly harmless.

Many people say that polydactyl cats are good luck. That makes them more desirable to people, and that's good luck for the cats!

Polydactylism isn't limited to cats. It's comon in other species, including humans. We don't see it often in humans because the extra fingers or toes are usually amputated at birth for cosmetic reasons.

Answer 2

I have a female orange and white striped named Beaker. She has 6 toes on both of her front paws. Shes the daughter of a Japanese Bobtail.

Answer 3

I once had a cat with six toes, he was a tabby and his name was Tommy Paws. Their known as Polydactle cats, meaning having six toes.

Answer 4

I have a cat named Oliver with 8 toes on each front foot and 6 on each rear foot. He has VERY big feet.

Answer 5

Yep... our second oldest cat named Montgomery... he has an extra toe on each of his paws... and he also had an additional claw but we had it removed because of the position it was in.. as it would have hurt him had we not (but we don't believe in de-clawing.. only had that one done)

He is part Mainecoon and part Himalayn... mostly a very, very dark grey with marbling of white and tan

Answer 6

not at moment but there are a lot of cats with six toes in mid-wales U K i had two with extra toes

Answer 7

We have a cat at our office, as our mascot, she has 6 toes!

Answer 8

The rescue I volunteer with just adopted out a couple of kittens that were polydactyl.

Answer 9

cats with six toes are called polydactyl.. they were once a rare breed, they were selectively bred for that trait. now they are much more common.

Answer 10

its not unusual for a cat to have six toes