Polydactyl cat
We decided to add a fifth cat to our house and adopted. Not sure how to post a picture from my iPad cause I don't have a card reader to upload a photo. This kitten is 4 months old, all 4 feet have ext...
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CA POPPY wrote:
Congrats on the new kid! Has your kitten been neutered already? If not, your vet may want to consider removing any extra toes that grow the wrong direction or that cause the kitten any discomfort.
I have seen this happen once where I worked for years in a NYC Animal Hosp. The 6th, maybe 7th toe was kind of backwards on one paw. It's hard to remember exactly after all these years. The claw would catch on things, snag because of it's unnatural position. It had to go. The surgeon removed it. In general the veterinarians were I worked did not encourage de-clawing but had no problem removing with such toes/claws.
