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arrived in the 1600’s with English Puritans.
Maybe even Hoof’s relatives!
Polydactyl is Greek for “poly” mean-
ing “many” and “daktylos” means “digits
or toes.” Which explains why multi toed
kitties are nicknamed “mitten cats,” “big-
foot cats”, “six-toed cats”, and “cats with
thumbs.”
Ernest Hemingway is know for two
things: being an American writer and his
polydactyl cat, Snow White.
She was probably named for her white
color and after his short story, “The Snows
of Kilimanjaro”.
Snow White was a six-toed cat gifted to
him by a ship’s captain. Today, 50 of Snow
White’s descendants lounge and pose for
tourist cameras at Hemingway’s home and
museum in Key West, Florida, proving that
the genetic trait passes from generation to
generation. It also explains why Polydactyl
cats are often re-fur-ed to as, “Hemingway
cats”.
Why would a ship’s captain have a many-
toed kitty? Apparently, sailors believed that
the cats were good luck, and they proved
invaluable on the ships, catching mice that
were consuming the sailors’ stored food.
The sailors noticed that the cats’ extra toes
gave them better balance on ship’s decks in
rough seas. My guess is that sailors of old
are like men today. They love their kitties
and had no one to cat-sit while at sea. Paws-
ibly, because of the length of a journey, this
is when inbreeding of the cats resulted in
cementing the multi-toe mutation!
Another famous polydactyl cat was Slip-
pers who, after much thought, “let” Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt run the White
House.
“Hoof’s massive mitts would make him a
great outfi elder!” laughs Sarah.
This cat’s huge mitts make his hugs the
best! He’ll purr-obably give you one right
after you adopt him!
Easter Bunny Im-PAWS-ter
I
am purr-fectly egg-tastic to help Hoof
fi nd a home. The thesaurus describes
the verb “hoof” as to “use one’s feet to ad-
vance” and we are hop-ping this article does
just that for this deserving cat.
When Hoof arrived into the shelter, the
staff never felt de-feet-ed about him fi nding
a fur-ever home.
“Hoof is 2-3 years old, laid back, loving,
calm and affectionate,” said Sarah. “He is
a gentleman who doesn’t start fi ghts, but at
the same time he won’t take back talk from
the younger males, gently smacking them
on the head with one of his massive paws.”
Oh! Yes! Those paws! Hoof has super
paws! Front and back! He is a polydactyl
with purr-actically two paws on each of his
front legs, giving him an unusual appear-
ance! His extra toes do not interfere with his
walking stride. Regular cats have fi ve toes
on their front feet and four on their back.
You can count cats’ toes by the number of
their paw pads and it should be 18. One in-
famous cat had 28 toes!
“Each morning, Hoof runs to greet me,”
said Sarah. “He is a love bug, who purr-furs
giving us cuddly bunny hugs. He was a
stray and it’s hard to believe that such a lov-
ing animal was abandoned, but animals are
so forgiving. We’ve noticed that pets who
have been badly treated, often have the most
love to give. They don’t take love or being
adopted for granted.”
This may explain why Hoof sat so cutely
in the Easter Basket photo.
“We had zero issues with the Easter photo
shoot,” said Sarah, “Hoof was a complete
model! He’s easy going and the type of cat
that would allow a three year old to dress
him up in a tutu, sit at a tiny table and have
a tea party. He is extremely deserving of a
home. He loves everyone, is very affection-
ate and chatty at times.”
Lets get all the fl uffy facts! Polydactyl
cats inherit the extra toe gene in their DNA.
If one of a kitten’s two parents are poly-
dactyl, then the kitten has a 40-50 percent
chance of being polydactyl.
The fi rst scientifi c record of these cats was
in 1868, when they were noticed in north-
western United States and Nova Scotia,
Canada - paws-ibly the fi rst mitten-kittens
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Hoof is a homeless double-pawed cat
HOP-ping to be adopted before the
Easter Bunny CAT-ches him as his
im-PAWS-ter! “In the time, I’ve vol-
unteered at the shelter,” said Sarah,
“I’ve never seen a cat with such mas-
sive paws! This photo does not do
them justice!”
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Do not buy bunnies or chicks for Easter.
It is guaranteed that they will grow in record
time into chickens and rabbits. Rabbits live
for 10 years or longer. It is cruel to keep
these free roving pets in small cages. If you
have a pet rabbit, neuter or spay them.
“Thank you for doing this article,” said
Sarah, “Hopefully it spreads like Easter
candy in stores and Hoof is adopted quick
as a bunny! Our small SPCA is in Grand
Falls Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada and
we’ve been protecting abused, neglected
and stray animals since 1971. We are run
‘soully’ by fund-raising! Like most shel-
ters, our available pets’ photos are posted
on line. Every ‘share’, ‘comment’ and ‘like’
helps animals get adopted, and when Hoof
fi nds a great home, I will see if his new fam-
ily wants to give you a follow up article.”
https://m.facebook.com/EvspcaAdoptables/
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