My cat had 5 kittens and one of them has got 6 toes???
2006-10-13 21:44:18 · 37 answers · asked by macolmark 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi Mark...your kitty is a polydactyl cat. Known affectionately as kittens with mittens and descendents of Ernest Hemingway's cats... and these kitties are quite common.
Here's a few websites on these kitties:
http://www.messybeast.com/poly-cats.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0807/p20s01-litr.html
http://cats.about.com/od/felinegenetics/a/polydactyl.htm
2006-10-13 22:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Hello M
it don't mean a thing, your little kitten just has 1 to many toes. Don't worry about it and congrats to the mother well done
2006-10-13 22:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
hi m,
i had a cat that had 6 toes but mine was on all it's paws its a very rare thing but nothing to worry about Hun mine died of old age it was 18yrs old it was a few years ago now, i have never heard of another 1 since but take good care of it it is special x
2006-10-17 05:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means she's special and if she has 6-toed kittens in turn, her kittens will be much-sought-after by people who want special kitties. I heard the Hemingway (the author) family has kept generation after generation of 6-toed cats on their property. These cats are treated like royalty; so there!
2006-10-13 23:48:19 · answer #4 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
She is a feline polydigitullas and a good luck charm
Very cute and never ever to be declawed or have any toes removed or the luck will go with them
2006-10-13 22:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by Feline Female 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its a condition as has already been descibed above. dont worry about it though, shouldnt cause any problems for the cat.
I hear that all of Hemmingways cats at Florida keys have six toes!
2006-10-13 22:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by NikkiJane 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It means nothing except that it is a term known as polydactic. Cat is normal and will cope normally
2006-10-14 01:21:42 · answer #7 · answered by Kizzy_ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No way!!! ive never heard of that!!!
i just went and counted my kittens toes!!! no extra digits here!!!
2006-10-14 00:42:17 · answer #8 · answered by Bek 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is just an inherited variant. There is nothing wrong with the kitten. I think they are special. I would definitely keep that one!
2006-10-13 22:10:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its not uncommon and it can happen! So dont worry about it! Sound like a few people think its cool! So maybe you could use that to your advantage!
2006-10-13 21:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by peta g 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋