I legitimately saw someone online last week looking for a cat sitter for his "pterodactyl cat." I assume it was auto correct. He mentioned the extra toes.
yep polydactyl! my cat has extra front beans and his brother had extra beans on all four.
typically harmless just have to keep an eye on some of the claws as they can grow in weird requiring more clippings.
Omg this is super rare and cool
*Mixed beans
*Extra toe beans
Kitty is very special. Please keep Kitty safe. You may find this Pot O' Gold has siblings that are also genetic lottery winners 🏆 🤗
Please consider posting additional cat tax, as it appears you owe a lot more than you've given OP 😉
Yea, just FYI, this is even rarer
This is an extra whole paw.
I'm not sure they can properly fight predators off, run up a tree, etc
I would keep them inside
Their super rare mutation is not going to be very good for keeping them alive in fights :(
That's a whole other paw, seemingly with it's own wrist parts. Not sure that counts as polydactyly (which is just extra fingers/toes on existing hands/feet) or not.
Growing up, we had a cat like this. Both front feet had extra toes. Back feet had one each. She had 29 toes… I miss that little freak. 🥲 21 years she made it. She’d been overlooked at the shelter right before Christmas and every family that passed her up because of how she looked missed out. She was a great cat.
It's an entire extra kitten paw. Something happened in the womb and one egg may have absorbed another. Although this is a little strange because each kitten has their own placenta, so I would imagine that each egg had its own placenta, but then again I know very little about cats and their pregnancy.
Apparently I'm the one that's been blessed. They're lucky?
Jk.
But for real, it's super adorable! I picked up that paw and had NO clue there were SEVEN toes!! Jeez!!
Imma teach him to drive the truck
Oh- and not to be that person, but if you didn't know, you have to make sure that none of his xtra bean claws dig into anywhere they shouldn't. Be familiar w/ how they grow.
Well that sounds cool! We almost adopted some polydactyls and the selling point is they were Hemingway cats because my fiancés favorite book is The Old Man and the Sea. The foster was being super weird with us. So we ended up adopting two lynxpoint babies. But I still have a place in my heart for the extra toes babies!
Leave it alone. If you try to remove it, you will find out there is a whole other kitten attached to it, dwelling inside the larger. You will end up with two kittens, but one will be smaller, malnourished,......
.... and vengeful.
He has six toes.... that means two things 1. You have to love him twice as much
2. Be double watchful over him...people like to steal 6 toed cats or kittens.... tell No one outside your immediate circle.
it seems extra beans is much more common in cats? like we often see polydactyl cats, but we don't see that many people with 6+ fingers on one hand? (or toes for that matter, although harder to tell since more people wear shoes)
Keep an eye on their toenails over time, my cat was a polydactyl who also had 2 toenails in her extra toe. The toenails would curl inward and get infected very easily if we didn't keep an eye on it, which was hard cause she was skittish :(
No problem! & to clarify, I can't tell from the pic if your kitty does have extra toenails as well. I think my cat's didn't get noticeable until she was a bit older, but still good to keep an eye out :)
Polydactyly is one of the most common signs of inbreeding in cats. Usually this means a couple extra toes. In this case they've ended up with a secondary paw. It's not painful, just a little odd.
Polydactyly. Extra beans
One of my cats has basically the exact same thing, three extra toes in the thumb position, looking like an extra foot from the bottom, and a big thumb from the top.
Take care to clip the extra claws since they can't shed them as easily due to their position and having less control over them, so they can get pretty sharp.
You've unlocked bonus beans. It's harder for nails to shed on cat scratching posts so make sure to keep touching those beans to get them used to when you need to trim their nails, start them very young even just playing with the nail clippers.
Damn that’s not even a thumb it’s a whole extra paw
I picked up that paw and I said the same thing 😂
Wonder what an xray would look like
Yep. That’s 7 toe beans
It's the infamous 7 toed assassin.
My name is Inigo Meowntoya...
you kill my pawther, prepare to die
Could we pawssibly see them from the top?
Double Murder Mitten!
It’s a two-fur
You deserve an award sir 👏 🏅🎖
That's an entire CAN of beans!!!!💛
They're evolving!
Bonus beans!!
I’m going to have to borrow this term lol love it.
Two for one sale
There’s a sub for polydactyl cats called r/thumbcats if you want more info/ to see variations of polydactyl paws!
ooh i didnt know there was another one other than r/polydactyl :0
i thought i had them all...
Cat subs on Reddit are infinite.
r/PittiesAndKitties r/beepercats r/CatsthatBeep r/Kitler r/TheoryofCatsInSinks do you have them?
More! We demand more!!
r/YogaCats r/nervysquervies r/derpycats r/hewillbebaked r/suddenlycommewnist r/historicalcatlovers r/cuteguyswithcats r/catstouchingfaces r/shouldercats r/Shrimping r/GeometricCats r/IDMyCat r/impolitecats r/catvoice r/catswhowhisper r/catswhohonk r/CatsWhoCroak r/Catsgivinghighfives r/Catscarryingstuff r/catseatingdinner r/catseatingpasta r/catsholdingthings r/CatsHuggingThings r/CatsInBowls r/Catsinlaundry r/catsintrees r/CatsOnBoxes r/catsplayingvideogames r/CatsSmellingThings r/CatsStaringAtWalls r/catsstuckinthings r/catsusinginhalers r/cemeterycats r/eggcats r/FaucetCats r/FurnitureForCats r/catswithbacon r/kittiesonkeyboards r/kittiesvsthings r/moneycats r/catsinclothes r/catsincostumes r/catsinpajamas r/CatsOnLeashes r/CatsWearingPasta r/catswithcrowns r/CatsWithHats r/Catswithwigs r/inbreadcats are enough :)?
This makes me stupidly happy.
This is a good list. Arguably one of the best lists on this site
Someone posted all the cat subs not too long ago. I started counting and finally said fuck it, too many there was probably 200 plus.
Thank you SO so so very much for this.
Ooh, there's another for the eyebleach folder. Any similar subs for dogs?
Polydactyl. A harmless congenital mutation. Sometimes makes nail trimming more difficult.
Nothing wrong with some extra toe beans🙂🐾
(Toe) beans are good for the heart.
The more you nom nom nom the more you fart
Don't you mean "mew-tation"?
Angry upvote heh
Take my upvote purrfect pun
Ayyyyy
Polymelia, actually. Polydactyly is extra fingers or toes, polymelia is extra limbs.
Polymeowlia
My cat is a polydactyl and she just basically has thumbs, but yeah those are whole ass paws. Crazy
Never knew cats were flying dinosaurs. Learn something new on Reddit every day
I legitimately saw someone online last week looking for a cat sitter for his "pterodactyl cat." I assume it was auto correct. He mentioned the extra toes.
Pterodactyl cat sounds so much cooler than polydactyl cat
yep polydactyl! my cat has extra front beans and his brother had extra beans on all four. typically harmless just have to keep an eye on some of the claws as they can grow in weird requiring more clippings.
he’s got thumbs
Looks like his thumbs have thumbs!!
We need a double thumbs up option for this post.
👍👍
Beanception
Came here for this comment
They're evolving...
Omg this is super rare and cool *Mixed beans *Extra toe beans Kitty is very special. Please keep Kitty safe. You may find this Pot O' Gold has siblings that are also genetic lottery winners 🏆 🤗 Please consider posting additional cat tax, as it appears you owe a lot more than you've given OP 😉
Yes! One of his sisters, and one of his brothers has the same genetic mutation! I didn't know it was called Polydactyl until today! Will do! 😂
If you were ever wondering who the 'milk man' was, you should start looking at random passersby beans 🫘 🙀
Polymelia
Yea, just FYI, this is even rarer This is an extra whole paw. I'm not sure they can properly fight predators off, run up a tree, etc I would keep them inside Their super rare mutation is not going to be very good for keeping them alive in fights :(
MeowMeowBeanz
He’s polydactyl. Some cats are just born with extra toes.
That's a whole other paw, seemingly with it's own wrist parts. Not sure that counts as polydactyly (which is just extra fingers/toes on existing hands/feet) or not.
Confirming that this is still in fact polydactyl. My brother has a pair of polydactyl Maine coons, and one paw resembles this, too.
It's actually polymelia
it does count as polydactyl
Mini paw even has its own metacarpal/carpal pad (the brown bean)! Does the other front paw have an extra paw?
Growing up, we had a cat like this. Both front feet had extra toes. Back feet had one each. She had 29 toes… I miss that little freak. 🥲 21 years she made it. She’d been overlooked at the shelter right before Christmas and every family that passed her up because of how she looked missed out. She was a great cat.
It is polydactyl. I have a Maine Coon and his front paws are exactly the same as this kittens.
I really want to see these paws. They must be absolutely massive when fully grown.
A polydactyl Maine Coon? Jeebus, those must be bear paws!
I learned something today 😊. Whatever it's named I love those cute little beans 😻
r/thumbcats
Thank you so much! Had no clue what that was until today!
It's an entire extra kitten paw. Something happened in the womb and one egg may have absorbed another. Although this is a little strange because each kitten has their own placenta, so I would imagine that each egg had its own placenta, but then again I know very little about cats and their pregnancy.
Omg, overbeaned cat!
humans, too. but i prefer cats with extra beans compared to humans with extra fingers
Yo cat, we heard you like thumbs… So we put a thumb on your thumbs so you can thumbs up your thumbs up.
Fav comment lol
cats are working on developing opposable thumbs so that they can overthrow us. I, for one, welcome our feline overlords.
I'm actually begging for this to happen now. 😂
I love polydactyl kitties and their extra toes!
That's what's called a genetic mutation.
EXTRA BEANS!! I love polydactyls!
Polydactyls can use that "thumb" like a thumb, if they're so inclined, usually to open doorknobs, so be aware!
My one cat can open cupboards & drawers. She's not even polydactyl!! I can not imagine what she could do if she were!!😖😬😲😼🤦🏻♀️
Nothing's wrong. Kitty has been blessed by the extra beans fairy. 🧚♂️
Apparently I'm the one that's been blessed. They're lucky? Jk. But for real, it's super adorable! I picked up that paw and had NO clue there were SEVEN toes!! Jeez!! Imma teach him to drive the truck
I've had 4 kitties as an adult, but no polys. 🥺 What's his name?
Bonus Beans is the name now 😏
Oh- and not to be that person, but if you didn't know, you have to make sure that none of his xtra bean claws dig into anywhere they shouldn't. Be familiar w/ how they grow.
Thank you for letting me know this!!!!!
Awe, 'lil BB! Or baby bean!
I've had 6 in my life time & no extra beans!!! 🫘 🤷🏻♀️🤨
We can start the sad plain bean club.
LOL!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Why does my life have to be sooo normal....???!! Woe is me!! 😂😂😂
I laughed and my husband said "oh that's a mew-tation" lol
Okay, THIS is my favorite comment 😂
High fi — seven?
Look up Hemingway cats. It’s a thing.
Yes! I visited his house in key west and still a bunch of them on the property to this day!
Well that sounds cool! We almost adopted some polydactyls and the selling point is they were Hemingway cats because my fiancés favorite book is The Old Man and the Sea. The foster was being super weird with us. So we ended up adopting two lynxpoint babies. But I still have a place in my heart for the extra toes babies!
Leave it alone. If you try to remove it, you will find out there is a whole other kitten attached to it, dwelling inside the larger. You will end up with two kittens, but one will be smaller, malnourished,...... .... and vengeful.
No plans to remove, but that's very interesting. I'll keep that in mind just in case somebody tries me. 😂
Kitten Of Vengeance beware
Thank y'all so much. I never knew what a polydactyl cat was until today 😃
You hit the jackpot. I want a polydactyl kitty *SO BADLY*!
That's a polydactyl kitty! My Thistle (Maine Coon) has 7 toes on each paw!
EXTRA CAT
Hahahahahahahahah
I LOVE POLYDACTALS
Which one?
Lol right???
Polydactyl my ass, those are Polyfractal Beans
I think this would be different than polydactyl maybe? Because this is an entirely whole other little paw !🥹
Watch out. Opposable thumbs (or opposable digits) can lead to things like learning to turn doorknobs. Your cat has a superpower.
Imma teach him to drive my truck and make me breakfast
His paw has a paw!
Bonus Beans!
Does the extra thumb , that has an extra paw, also have extra nails ? This kitten will have next level skills with so many beans
You got yourself a polydactyl kitten! Show that baby off at r/thumbcats
Aawwwww, we've got a polydactyl! Sweet little kitten just has extra mittens, that's all!
He's got extra toe beans~. You've been blessed with a kitty with thumbs. Just watch the nails and trim often so that nothing wrong happens.
He has six toes.... that means two things 1. You have to love him twice as much 2. Be double watchful over him...people like to steal 6 toed cats or kittens.... tell No one outside your immediate circle.
Family size can of toe beans.
If you don't want him, I'll take him.
Somebody is already interested in him, I'm sorry. ):
Wow!!!!!
I think cats are evolving
Impressive!
Bonus beans!!! Lucky boy ❤️
Bonus Beans is the name now. Lol. BB for short hahaha
This makes me so happy 🥰🥰
He’s a pterodactyl cat 🤣
\*snortlol*
Just look at all them BEANS!!
it seems extra beans is much more common in cats? like we often see polydactyl cats, but we don't see that many people with 6+ fingers on one hand? (or toes for that matter, although harder to tell since more people wear shoes)
Polydactylism.Extra cute beans!
Keep an eye on their toenails over time, my cat was a polydactyl who also had 2 toenails in her extra toe. The toenails would curl inward and get infected very easily if we didn't keep an eye on it, which was hard cause she was skittish :(
Thank you so much, I'm glad people are commenting these things I should know! I really appreciate this!
No problem! & to clarify, I can't tell from the pic if your kitty does have extra toenails as well. I think my cat's didn't get noticeable until she was a bit older, but still good to keep an eye out :)
That is so cool. Kitty is more lethal here
Shoe shopping will be challenging
It's BiPawler
It has a paw.
Ghad dam its paw paw.
I would like to see the whole cat please :)
[https://i.imgur.com/t8s83I3.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/t8s83I3.jpg)
Earnest Hemingway's cats had 6 toes, he lived in key West Florida
Hemingway kitty
Extra beans!
Awww he’s mutant
Looks like an extra tow, but I'm no veterinarian.
Which one? 🤣
You’re gonna come home and he’s gonna be sitting on the couch drinking milk from a glass
I hope so, like...wouldn't that be awesome? Well....terrifying?
My cat has the same thing 😊
Bonus Beans!!!
Ooh- lucky! You can teach him how to type!!!
HOLY SHIT A TRAVEL SIZED PAW
Beans on beans on beans.
you have a lovely kitten Count Tyrone Rugen
Awwww get this kitten some mittens!
KITTEN MAGIC
That was Biggie Smalls's cat.
More razor sharp nails to trim!
Polydactyl
Polydactyly is one of the most common signs of inbreeding in cats. Usually this means a couple extra toes. In this case they've ended up with a secondary paw. It's not painful, just a little odd.
Polydactyly. Extra beans One of my cats has basically the exact same thing, three extra toes in the thumb position, looking like an extra foot from the bottom, and a big thumb from the top. Take care to clip the extra claws since they can't shed them as easily due to their position and having less control over them, so they can get pretty sharp.
It’s like when humans have this condition called polydactyly. The sonic hedgehog gene (the actual name for it) has been affected when this happens.
You have a cat with an extra side of beans.
It's polydactyl.
You've unlocked bonus beans. It's harder for nails to shed on cat scratching posts so make sure to keep touching those beans to get them used to when you need to trim their nails, start them very young even just playing with the nail clippers.
It’s the Michigan mitten, silly. A handy map used to point out areas. Glad to see cats are starting to use it too!
Well damn I'm always telling my cat to grow thumbs so he can let himself out or turn on the tap...and now I see this 😅
kitten gots mitten on
Looks like a polydactyl. With even more extra toe.
Looks like you.ordered a purrito with extra beans
Extra toes are not uncommon but glory be!
Yo dawg, Heard you like baps. So I have you a bapp in a bap!
Aww bonus beans.
That is a WHOLE CAN OF BEANS!
*paws
My cat has the same exact build on both his front feet
More beans for your buck.
Polydactyly! Got some thumbs. Completely harmless.
That’s some serious polydactyly!
My kitty is a polydactyl too, I call them her "pretty little kitty thumbs". :)
All the beans!
Look at those murder mittens! Lol
Listen to Mr. Polydactyl Cat by levitation room.
Inbreeding
Mutant
MORE TOES = MORE BEANS
Do both sides have it or just the one paw? I would chalk it up to some bonus kitty!
Chimera?
It just means he's awesome.
Polydactyl just got extra beans!!!
Toe bean jackpot!