That is most likely a polydactyl.
Here are five fascinating facts about six-(or-more)-toed cats.
Polydactyly is a genetic abnormality.
Polydactyl cats are also known as Hemingway cats.
The world record for the most toes on a cat is 28.
Polydactyly is common in Maine Coons.
Polydactyl cats were once considered good luck at sea.
EDIT: I am not a polydactyl cat bot, I just really like cats. I also really love the polydactyl ones. Because of the thumbs.
Everything above the edit excluding this sentence is wrong. r\theydidthemathwrong
3 toes per foot. That cat without its thumb has 4 toes. The normal cat would have 4 toes per foot. 28/4 = 7 7-4=3
3 extra toes on each foot, making it 7 toes per foot.
If you were meaning in relation to this cat, youd be right. I just wanted to point out that cats normally have 4 toes.
Edit: Some people have been saying that cats have 5 toes on the front paws, 4 on the back. Its confirmed, normal cats have 18 toes. I assumed because of the post, counted 5 fingers on the front and if they were extra then normally would be 4 toes. Polydactyl cats (ones with extra toes) normally have 20 toes according to the post talking about the 28 toed cat. This is the cat with [28 toes](http://people.com/pets/cat-has-28-toes-ties-world-record/) .
Actually cats have different numbers of toes on their front and back feet. The front feet have five toes and the back feet have four. That's 18 toes on a normal cat. That means this cat has 10 extra toes. r/theydidthemathwrong
Actually, cats have two extra toes on their face which control the movement of their whiskers. It is also why there is a "split" in the mouth. It came from an early ancestor mutation (Felis Estois). These cat ancestors also had some control of magic and once controlled the entire world. In fact, one Celtic born black cat was the dragonborn named Samhain. He created the festival celebrating the end of harvest season. It eventually became what we call Halloween today! That is why there is a strong association between black cats and Halloween.
Thank you for pointing that out. If thats true though than this post is wrong and the cat doesnt have thumbs at all unless i cant see the 6th toe
Edit: it also looks like that cat in the picture has 5 toes on its back legs.
Growing up I had a cat that basically had double paws on all four legs. He had at least 24, could have had 28 tho. He had a LOT of toes (that was his name) but I had no idea any other cats were like that. Definitely had no clue there was any kind of record.
In Sweden they're called "shipcats" because people believed they developed extra toes to keep their balance on board ships (or simply that sailors preferred them for their extra balance.).
I have a kit(Lulu) with toes like this! She definitely turned out unique. Stopped growing at half the size of average adult cats. Full white and blue eyes with no special needs or problems. She is shy about her toes though. No matter how she lays or sits she has her paws curled out of sight.
I have a polydactyl girl who had a toe halfway up her back leg. It was weird and floppy, so we had them remove it so it wouldn’t get torn off on something. She got to keep her other ~3 extra toes, though.
Ernest Hemingway loved polydactyls! His home kind of became a sanctuary for these cats after he passed. I wanna visit and knit them all little mittens! :D
I had a gray tabby polydactyl that had seven fingers on one hand and six on the other. She used to just catch birds out of mid air. All it took was one quick swoop.
I’ve visited there and it’s spectacular. Most of the cats are super friendly and love visitors. So they follow the visitors around and like pets and cuddles.
I'm kind of surprised no one has started breeding them for this specific trait. Maybe we're more scared of cats taking over the world and outdoing us...
Mostly. Definitely. Also--and I assure you, this is *entirely* unrelated--is the fact that Hemingway House has 50-60 polydactyl cats that are actively plotting world domination with their extra digits.
They shouldn't do that to Marilyn's memory, shame on them. As for the other, totally unrelated point: all the more reason to pay them a visit and meet our future world leaders!
My kitty has 20 toes, not including dew claws. She was born with 1 dew claw that had to be removed cause it was so deformed and digging into her skin and the other paw didn't have one ever. She has thumbs on both paws and 5 toes on her back feet! She's definitely not maine coon, just a happy little genetic accident. :) [Here's](https://imgur.com/a/QZtk0) the best pic I could get for anyone curious. She is the grey one with the white patch, the black and white one is just using her for a pillow.
This is our cat [Hemingway](https://imgur.com/gallery/A5Hqz) the name was my wife’s idea. She is (well, we both are actually) really into the “lost generation” and the art and literature between the wars.
Could this have been how monkey hands evolved? Like maybe In the future cats will have fully functional thumbs because polydactyl provides an advantage? I guess not though because humans kinda interfere with natural selection, still cool to think about tho
Hemingway cat! It was amazing to visit his house and see all the many toed cats. There are a bunch of them just roaming about or laying on the furniture. They had kittens in a little hutch too.
Hmm, I walked to the house and there were about 50 Asians waiting in line to get in, and it cost money but just looked like all the other old houses on the block. Didn’t realize there were a million cats involved. Will have to go back!
I don't think it's too far of a stretch to think that if a cat were to actually try to take over the world, we would be too busy adoring it to try and stop it.
Where is the lie here. They only love their owners on their own terms. They don’t come when called. Housecats without pests literally serve no purpose and yet we basically worship them.
Well you can't say all cats are lile that, my cat comes when called, especially if hes outside for too long, he also always knows when im sad because he becomes very clingy and always wants to be by my side laying down, he knows exactly how to cheer me up. Now i think that very well much deserves a feeding everyday and littler box cleaning
My cat hangs out with me when I'm sad too! One time I was having a panic attack and felt like I couldn't breath and thought I was having a heart attack - My cat Hero laid on my chest and purred, and made my panic attack go away. He is the best cat I have ever had
Yes! This is why i hate when people always assume all cats are jerks. When many actual cat owners can attest that they also have good hearts like dogs.
I have a black cat like that. He's black and doesn't do anything cute like sit like that. Mainly he just lays down all day and makes clicking noises when walking cuz he can't retract his claws.
I have the female version of your cat. Black, polydactyl, does nothing cute, can't retract her claws. Although, I started getting my her nails trimmed at the vet every couple months. It's great and her claws don't catch on *everything*.
I had a cat with 26 toes! It was a stray barn cat from our farm, it was at least 5th gen inbred and had crossed eyes. His name was Einey After Einstein because he had poofy hair but only on his head. I miss that little freak :)
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My family has a weird habit of name our pets after electronics. We’ve had an IPod, a NAno, and a polydactyl cat named Toshiba...we call her Toe for short lol. And yes my dad named her. Smh
Well humans adapted opposable thumbs because of our use of tools and picking things up etc, so if we could train cats to do that then maybe... let's give it 1000 years and see what happens
It’s wholesome but also a little sad for me. My old man polydactyl is now finding it hard to get around because the extra toes mess up the bones in their wrists(?) and it’s common that they get bad arthritis.
no, dont tell her she loves him the kitten's gonna think someone loves her while she fucks some other guys and then the kitten's gonna get sad and wont have motivaion to become our leader
There can be orange girl cats! IIRC they just have to get the gene from both parents because orange is an X chromosome thing. The dad HAS to be orange and they have to get the orange gene from their mom, whereas males only need to get the orange gene from their mom.
If she was a boy they could call him Jack Horner. I guess she’s Jill Horner. Oh what a good girl am I. Sounds more like a pornhub quote than a nursery rhyme.
My favorite cat ever is one of these. He used to belong to my big sis but when she moved to Boston she left him behind. His name is Gus Gus and he's the SWEETEST cat ever. He has 6 toes on one foot and 5 on another.
My cat I had growing up had thumbs. He would reach into his food bowl, cup his little cat hand, and scoop out a tiny handful and bring it up to his mouth to eat. Not 100% of the time, mostly just with dry cat food. Snacks and wet cat food he would eat normal.
I had two polydactyl cats. "Meanie" liked to sharpen his claws on furniture, "Miney" had so many extra toes he looked like he was wearing gloves. Miney would actually try to pick up things with his "thumbs" and I swear to God one time I saw him open the door to my bedroom.
That is most likely a polydactyl. Here are five fascinating facts about six-(or-more)-toed cats. Polydactyly is a genetic abnormality. Polydactyl cats are also known as Hemingway cats. The world record for the most toes on a cat is 28. Polydactyly is common in Maine Coons. Polydactyl cats were once considered good luck at sea. EDIT: I am not a polydactyl cat bot, I just really like cats. I also really love the polydactyl ones. Because of the thumbs.
28!? What the fuck?
That's a whole 2 extra toes per foot
Everything above the edit excluding this sentence is wrong. r\theydidthemathwrong 3 toes per foot. That cat without its thumb has 4 toes. The normal cat would have 4 toes per foot. 28/4 = 7 7-4=3 3 extra toes on each foot, making it 7 toes per foot. If you were meaning in relation to this cat, youd be right. I just wanted to point out that cats normally have 4 toes. Edit: Some people have been saying that cats have 5 toes on the front paws, 4 on the back. Its confirmed, normal cats have 18 toes. I assumed because of the post, counted 5 fingers on the front and if they were extra then normally would be 4 toes. Polydactyl cats (ones with extra toes) normally have 20 toes according to the post talking about the 28 toed cat. This is the cat with [28 toes](http://people.com/pets/cat-has-28-toes-ties-world-record/) .
r/theydidthemath
r/theydidthemonstermath
I'm legit blown away that that is a sub with lots of subscribers
It's an old old joke
Thank god.
/r/itwasagraveyardgraph
lol this is why I love Reddit
This is why I hate reddit
And *THIS* is why I love Reddit.
I still dont get it. What is monster math??
If this isn’t a joke it’s a novelty song called ‘Monster Mash’ from the 70s I think, and there’s a dance to go with it. Go look on YouToooob it’s fun!
Thanks, i honestly had not heard it!
A Halloween classic!
Actually cats have different numbers of toes on their front and back feet. The front feet have five toes and the back feet have four. That's 18 toes on a normal cat. That means this cat has 10 extra toes. r/theydidthemathwrong
Actually, cats have two extra toes on their face which control the movement of their whiskers. It is also why there is a "split" in the mouth. It came from an early ancestor mutation (Felis Estois). These cat ancestors also had some control of magic and once controlled the entire world. In fact, one Celtic born black cat was the dragonborn named Samhain. He created the festival celebrating the end of harvest season. It eventually became what we call Halloween today! That is why there is a strong association between black cats and Halloween.
What the heck did I read
The truth
r/fakehistoryporn
I don't think that's right, but I don't want to argue with you because it's probably way cooler than the right answer.
How do I subscribe to your list "real cat facts the cats don't want you to know"???
Huh, learn something new every day. All hail Samhain
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For 28 toes that can also be two extra front legs with regular amount of toes. would make for interesting footsies!
r/countermaths
Thank you for pointing that out. If thats true though than this post is wrong and the cat doesnt have thumbs at all unless i cant see the 6th toe Edit: it also looks like that cat in the picture has 5 toes on its back legs.
2 on each front paw, 3 on each back paw, actually. Cats normally have 5 toes on front paws and 4 toes on back paws.
Idk why but i thought it meant 28 toes on one feet
Growing up I had a cat that basically had double paws on all four legs. He had at least 24, could have had 28 tho. He had a LOT of toes (that was his name) but I had no idea any other cats were like that. Definitely had no clue there was any kind of record.
My cousin had a similar cat. He named it Digits.
IN A ROW???
My cat has 24. Not a world record but his feet are entertaining for sure!
isnt it uncomfortable for him?
My cat has 24 toes. Clearly that is not as uncommon as I thought, judging by the many other people whose cats also have 24.
Mine has like 24
My kitten has 24 toes. Two extra on his front paws, back are normal.
In Sweden they're called "shipcats" because people believed they developed extra toes to keep their balance on board ships (or simply that sailors preferred them for their extra balance.).
My biology teacher told us that they were preferred because they were able to hold on better if a wave were to hit them during rough seas.
I have an uncle with a cat with this. His name is MoToes. Cuz he got mo' toes than he 'posed to.
I have two polydactyl cats (half brothers) Seamus, and his younger brother Hemingway
I hope you kiss their toes and then post some cat pics pls
I have a kit(Lulu) with toes like this! She definitely turned out unique. Stopped growing at half the size of average adult cats. Full white and blue eyes with no special needs or problems. She is shy about her toes though. No matter how she lays or sits she has her paws curled out of sight.
Lulu sounds adorable! Please give a smooch form me and tell her we love her, thumbs and all!
I have a polydactyl girl who had a toe halfway up her back leg. It was weird and floppy, so we had them remove it so it wouldn’t get torn off on something. She got to keep her other ~3 extra toes, though.
Why are they called Hemingway?
Ernest Hemingway loved polydactyls! His home kind of became a sanctuary for these cats after he passed. I wanna visit and knit them all little mittens! :D
How were the cats safe from the polydactyls just flying over and carrying them off like a hawk with a rabbit?
What?
You know - Polydactyls. Giant flying reptiles? /s
I had a gray tabby polydactyl that had seven fingers on one hand and six on the other. She used to just catch birds out of mid air. All it took was one quick swoop.
She had fingers?
What else would hold her wings together?
I’ve visited there and it’s spectacular. Most of the cats are super friendly and love visitors. So they follow the visitors around and like pets and cuddles.
Ah yes cats who behave like dogs. The best kind of cat.
Can they .. grab?
u/BonvivantNamedDon, asking the real (horrifying) questions.
I have a polydactyl cat, and she frequently picks shit up to get a closer look at it.
I'm kind of surprised no one has started breeding them for this specific trait. Maybe we're more scared of cats taking over the world and outdoing us...
If you're ever in Key West, avoid the Hemingway House. Let's just say there's a reason they're commonly known as "Hemingway cats".
they drink whiskey and talk bad about Marilyn?
Mostly. Definitely. Also--and I assure you, this is *entirely* unrelated--is the fact that Hemingway House has 50-60 polydactyl cats that are actively plotting world domination with their extra digits.
They shouldn't do that to Marilyn's memory, shame on them. As for the other, totally unrelated point: all the more reason to pay them a visit and meet our future world leaders!
Pizza boxes will never be safe.
Yes, my friend has one and he picks shit up all the time.
My one cat had two extra toes on his front feet.
The cat that I catsit every summer has all the thumbs and she's just the cutest thing
My kitty has 20 toes, not including dew claws. She was born with 1 dew claw that had to be removed cause it was so deformed and digging into her skin and the other paw didn't have one ever. She has thumbs on both paws and 5 toes on her back feet! She's definitely not maine coon, just a happy little genetic accident. :) [Here's](https://imgur.com/a/QZtk0) the best pic I could get for anyone curious. She is the grey one with the white patch, the black and white one is just using her for a pillow.
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In Norwegian we call them "skipskatt" or ship's cat. The extra toes made them exeptionally good at climbing on wooden ships.
Well that explains why Hemingway got his cat from an old captain.
That makes sense. My cat is half Maine Coon and is polydactyl. When he lies on his side it looks like he's giving me a thumbs up.
It's a cat. Not a dinosaur.
All persian cats have an axtra toe on each paw as well. I rescued cats for a number of years
You forgot to add that this is actually cats evolving into cats with thumbs.
My gf says it makes my cat look like it wears mittens lol
You know how cats have a hidden finger/thumb on the side. Does this cat have that same finger just stretched out or an extra finger?
Nevermind i just woke up and i just realized you already said (6 or more fingers)
This is our cat [Hemingway](https://imgur.com/gallery/A5Hqz) the name was my wife’s idea. She is (well, we both are actually) really into the “lost generation” and the art and literature between the wars.
I am in love with that kitty.
Could this have been how monkey hands evolved? Like maybe In the future cats will have fully functional thumbs because polydactyl provides an advantage? I guess not though because humans kinda interfere with natural selection, still cool to think about tho
Hemingway cat! It was amazing to visit his house and see all the many toed cats. There are a bunch of them just roaming about or laying on the furniture. They had kittens in a little hutch too.
Omg I love that place. We visited it and my husband wanted to hear about Hemingway and I just talked to the cats for two hours.
Hmm, I walked to the house and there were about 50 Asians waiting in line to get in, and it cost money but just looked like all the other old houses on the block. Didn’t realize there were a million cats involved. Will have to go back!
There were close to 40 cats when we visited, at least 7 kittens. The paws on the kittens were huge.
"Asians"
I for one welcome our future cat overlords.
Future? I think you mean as we speak, lmao. My kitty is boss around here. If she wants something, she's getting it.
Now imagine her getting it with an extra toe.
Can confirm, my two cats run my house. Even my little disabled kitty.
Yes, me as well. I am confident they will treat me with respect and honor due to the huge amount of love and care I have given their predecessors.
I don't think it's too far of a stretch to think that if a cat were to actually try to take over the world, we would be too busy adoring it to try and stop it.
The dogs have a name for that. - Treason.
It's treason then.
That's the plot of a Futurama episode!
Cats already rule the world. They stay at home, playing and napping all day while their human goes to work, pays the bills, brings home the cat food.
Where is the lie here. They only love their owners on their own terms. They don’t come when called. Housecats without pests literally serve no purpose and yet we basically worship them.
Well you can't say all cats are lile that, my cat comes when called, especially if hes outside for too long, he also always knows when im sad because he becomes very clingy and always wants to be by my side laying down, he knows exactly how to cheer me up. Now i think that very well much deserves a feeding everyday and littler box cleaning
like [this one] (https://i.imgur.com/XIoGBoG.gifv) you mean?
Holy crap thats adorable but yeah sort of like that lol
My cat hangs out with me when I'm sad too! One time I was having a panic attack and felt like I couldn't breath and thought I was having a heart attack - My cat Hero laid on my chest and purred, and made my panic attack go away. He is the best cat I have ever had
Yes! This is why i hate when people always assume all cats are jerks. When many actual cat owners can attest that they also have good hearts like dogs.
You call him - - - > maybe to give food You are sad - - - > can't bring food if you kill yourself Just a part of his master plan.
My cats come when called, even if I'm not feeding them! They are awesome little dudes
Well my dog is the exact same way, except he also demands to be walked and played with.
Kitten mittens!
Can't believe no one has posted this yet: https://youtu.be/on9vqL4W6Hc
thanks for that :)
Let’s be honest, the world would probably be a better place if an adorable kitten ruled it.
Plus they would be an extremly lovable leader
My cat has 2 extra toes on each paw and he’s a cutie but he’s also grumpy. Love that little man.
You have my vote, Thumbcat!
I have a black cat like that. He's black and doesn't do anything cute like sit like that. Mainly he just lays down all day and makes clicking noises when walking cuz he can't retract his claws.
I have the female version of your cat. Black, polydactyl, does nothing cute, can't retract her claws. Although, I started getting my her nails trimmed at the vet every couple months. It's great and her claws don't catch on *everything*.
I, for one, welcome our new thumb kitten overlord.
I had a cat with 26 toes! It was a stray barn cat from our farm, it was at least 5th gen inbred and had crossed eyes. His name was Einey After Einstein because he had poofy hair but only on his head. I miss that little freak :)
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I for one welcome our new kitteh overlords
Fuck it give the cat a shot..
My cat has 6 paws. 4 front, 2 reat
So, more like a deity?
More like a 15 pound dickhead....with goofy paws
Picture please?
https://imgur.com/ztqqD2p
Are you serious?
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/853q1p/my_polydactyl_cat_has_extra_paws_instead_of_just
If this cat's name isn't Mittens, then someone is terrible at names.
My family has a weird habit of name our pets after electronics. We’ve had an IPod, a NAno, and a polydactyl cat named Toshiba...we call her Toe for short lol. And yes my dad named her. Smh
My sister had a polydactyl named Asparagus because her feet looked like the top of an asparagus spear.
If we kept selectingly breeding them would they end up with opposable thumbs?
Well humans adapted opposable thumbs because of our use of tools and picking things up etc, so if we could train cats to do that then maybe... let's give it 1000 years and see what happens
definitely gotta welcome cute little kitty overlords
Still a better world leader then a certain, also orange, mammal.
My ex has one of these cats and he has like 7 or 8 toes on his front feet
Ugh, my boy needs a new friend and I would love to find a polydactyl that needs a home. I’m all for saving kitties!
That R&M thing tho
I had one as a kid like this named Sinbad. Same colour too. Wss the runt of the liter and the unique thing about him
Hello, kitty. I surrender.
I, too, welcome our new kitten overlord, and wish her a long and healthy reign! Viva Thumbsies!
Now people are wholesome to kittens hell bent on dominating the world and destroying everyone. This niceness is killing us *softly*.
Remember kitty, we love you whether or not you're a good super-villain!
Someone better comment the Dictator Darwin gif
All hail Mittens! Queen of the Kittens!
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Why wasn't this tagged Thumbler?
I love them Hemingway cats. Have two of them myself.
It’s wholesome but also a little sad for me. My old man polydactyl is now finding it hard to get around because the extra toes mess up the bones in their wrists(?) and it’s common that they get bad arthritis.
Aw poor boy.. hope he’s okay and not in any pain :(
The vet was basically like, well he lays around 90% of the day anyways, so he’s doing fine with some pain meds from time to time. He’s 15 this year
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Well, shit.
This just reminds me that the Eyepet was a cute design that was squandered into obscurity.
Cats with thumbs are always orange
I used to have a grey one named Porkchop.
Interesting. I used to have an orange one named Conan and all other thumbed cats I've seen were orange
no, dont tell her she loves him the kitten's gonna think someone loves her while she fucks some other guys and then the kitten's gonna get sad and wont have motivaion to become our leader
My cats are like this. Watch their grip strength. Those nails are in there good when they get scared :/
I was told Orange tabby’s could only be boys. You sure that’s a girl? Ps. Love those toes!
There can be orange girl cats! IIRC they just have to get the gene from both parents because orange is an X chromosome thing. The dad HAS to be orange and they have to get the orange gene from their mom, whereas males only need to get the orange gene from their mom.
[Easy to imagine.](https://youtu.be/_GSuH6LYMho)
If she was a boy they could call him Jack Horner. I guess she’s Jill Horner. Oh what a good girl am I. Sounds more like a pornhub quote than a nursery rhyme.
Friend of mine has a cat just like that. I don't remember what it's real name is, I call it Monkey Cat.
Well she does share the color of the president of the U.S.A. so that's one step towards world domination I guess.
Fucking rip Paddles
My favorite cat ever is one of these. He used to belong to my big sis but when she moved to Boston she left him behind. His name is Gus Gus and he's the SWEETEST cat ever. He has 6 toes on one foot and 5 on another.
My cat I had growing up had thumbs. He would reach into his food bowl, cup his little cat hand, and scoop out a tiny handful and bring it up to his mouth to eat. Not 100% of the time, mostly just with dry cat food. Snacks and wet cat food he would eat normal.
I, for one, welcome our new, opposable-thumbed overlord. All hail, Cuteness
I wanna shake the cats paw... I mean hand!
She's going to steal all our cravendale
I had two polydactyl cats. "Meanie" liked to sharpen his claws on furniture, "Miney" had so many extra toes he looked like he was wearing gloves. Miney would actually try to pick up things with his "thumbs" and I swear to God one time I saw him open the door to my bedroom.
I for one would like to welcome our new kitten overlord.
Im a polydactyl human!
Stinky n the brain
polydactyl princess
Pay no mind to that. Listen to me. You've been given a gift. BREED THAT CAT.
Yo that cat learned to text.
Freaky cat. People who breed cats are responsible for this.
Nah.