• IamSparticles@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    edit-2
    4 hours ago

    Polydatctyly (extra toes) is not all that uncommon in cats. As far as I know it doesn’t lead to any notable negative outcomes. We had a poly cat (named Poly because that’s what the shelter called her) who lived a long and healthy life. Earnest Hemmingway famously kept and bred polydactyl cats at his home in Key West, and if you go visit the staff there still take care of their descendants.

    Here’s our Poly: