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Posted: 10/26/2001 7:06:52 PM EDT
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"As long as you have this cat, you will NEVER DROWN!"
This is a genetic trait treasured by superstitious sailors of old! Got one! A great cat! Get those front claws removed if kept as an indoor cat! A pirate "ARGHHHHHH" to ya'! DaMan |
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Posted: 10/26/2001 7:10:06 PM EDT
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Not too uncommon. It's called polydactylic. Multi-toed. I had a cat like that, named Twanger.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 2:28:18 AM EDT
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You got yourself a genuine six claw McGraw, aka a Hemmingway cat, named after the 6-toed cats Ernest Hemmingway had when he lived in Key West.
We've got one named Max. FWIW, President Bush has a cat with 6 toes too, but he doesn't live in the White House. They're afraid he'll scratch up the antique furniture. [IMG]http://www.freakygamers.com/smilies/s/otn/animals/catsmiley.gif[/IMG] |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 12:35:48 PM EDT
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We had beautiful tiger-stripe we called 'Footes'. With his feet so large, he was the last of the litter to learn to walk. Lived to the ripe old age of 16.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 1:15:16 PM EDT
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Yes, it IS a mutation. While I am not well versed in the minutae of genetics, it is a gene (combo) that isn't normally expressed, or a gene that is normally expressed, didn't in this cat's case.
There are all kinds of mutations. I haven't seen very many animals with genetic oddities, but people born without a body part (I knew a woman who had been born with half a face) or with extra body parts are certainly examples of extremely rare gene combinations, or unexpressed genes. Most mutations are invisible, and I am pretty certain everybody has some kind of mutation or another. |
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Posted: 10/27/2001 5:03:30 PM EDT
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Our office cat has extra toes on both front and rear feet. He thinks he runs the place. He may.
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Posted: 10/27/2001 9:03:48 PM EDT
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We have a cat with 7 claws on one foot and 8 on the other. He had an extra paw, complete with claws in the middle of his hind leg that we had removed as the claws were curling around and growing into his leg. He's 14 years old and doing great.
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Posted: 10/28/2001 8:18:44 AM EDT
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Quoted: Yes, it IS a mutation. While I am not well versed in the minutae of genetics, it is a gene (combo) that isn't normally expressed, or a gene that is normally expressed, didn't in this cat's case. There are all kinds of mutations. I haven't seen very many animals with genetic oddities, but people born without a body part (I knew a woman who had been born with half a face) or with extra body parts are certainly examples of extremely rare gene combinations, or unexpressed genes. Most mutations are invisible, and I am pretty certain everybody has some kind of mutation or another. right, it's a mutation only in the sense that it's a different genetic code for that trait than the dominant one. mutation in genetics does not necessarily mean a bad thing, it just means a change. like if the code was for G-A-T-C and the change made it C-A-T-C. and, DoubleFeed is right again, mutations don't necessarily manifest themselves in traits that can be seen and we all have mutations in our genome. fascinating subject really. amazing how complicated yet simple the genome really is. |
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Posted: 10/28/2001 4:10:01 PM EDT
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I had a girlfriend who had one of those six toed cats. It's name was Velcro. Her family was always unhooking it from the carpet or it's scratch post. I made the mistake of picking it up and putting across my shoulder. It took my girlfriend about 10 minutes to get the dang thing to unhook his claws from my shirt.
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Posted: 10/28/2001 4:19:27 PM EDT
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Polydactyl cats are very popular. In some breeds, they actually advertise "guaranteed polydactyl" when you buy a kitten (Pixie Bobs , domestic and bobcat mix).
In most breeds it is not wanted. It shows poor bloodlines in purebreeds. They are cool looking kitties though. |
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