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12-03-2006, 07:55 PM   #1

cat with too many toes


blimey, i searched for cat in guinness book and came out with this


The world record for the cat with most toes belongs to Jake who has 28 toes, with 7 on each paw. Jake lives in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada with his owners, Michelle and Paul Contant (Canada).
"We got him from the North Bay and District Humane Society," said Michelle. "He's just a great cat. We knew he was special, so we had him examined." Local vet Dr T. D. Bachelder, DVM, performed the check up and confirmed that Jake has "complete and distinct toes with normal nails, foot pads and bone structure




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12-03-2006, 07:57 PM   #2

Re: cat with too many toes


ooh i just read, we can print off forms to make an entry to enter guinnes book of records.

just gotta find soemthing totally stupid that nobody ahs ever done before lol

get thinking.....



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12-03-2006, 07:58 PM   #3

Re: cat with too many toes


Must find a piccie of that cat CJ!!

You could be the most over posts entered onto a forum within a 24 hour period!!!!! LOL!!!!



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12-03-2006, 08:01 PM   #4

Re: cat with too many toes


right i wont say another word



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12-03-2006, 08:03 PM   #5

Re: cat with too many toes


It's called polydactyly I personally think it's super cute.



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12-03-2006, 08:05 PM   #6

Re: cat with too many toes


What a lot of claws to clip!



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12-03-2006, 08:07 PM   #7

Re: cat with too many toes


It is unusual to have extra toes on all feet. Glad mine don't no matter how cute I wouldn't be able to show them and it is bad enough clipping the ones they have got.



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12-03-2006, 08:21 PM   #8

Re: cat with too many toes


Yes, well... I don't show mine. But I wouldn't purposely go looking for a polydactylous cat, either. There again, I don't do the whole pedigree thing either (at least, not on purpose). I think loads of cats are adorable (Maine Coons and Somalis are my favourites ) but I'm never going to get one unless they happen to end up at the rescue and their personalities mesh with mine.

So... ... I feel perfectly justified finding loads of things cute!



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12-03-2006, 08:38 PM   #9

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its very comon in maine coons like snoof says there polydactylous and i think they can have more then 7 on each foot, you cant show them under GCCF but i think you can under diffrenet reg



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12-03-2006, 08:47 PM   #10

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Ok I did not know polydactyly is very common among Maine Coons. Sigh. I had the chance to appear like I had the faintest idea what I was talking about, but noooope



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