At the Kentucky Humane Society, there’s a sharp-looking tabby with 27 toes. TJ Macias reports on this unusual feline:
Normally, a cat is born with 18 toes, with five toes on the front paws and four toes on the back. Bindle has, well, a little more than that.
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According to the Guinness World Records, Paws, a cat in Minnesota, tied another cat for the record of most toe beans in 2018, CBS News reported. Jake, from Canada, initially set the record for a cat with the most toes in 2002, according to the Guinness World Records.
“It almost looks like a catcher’s mitt,” Paws’ owner Jeanne Martin told CBS.
Polydactyl cats are nicknamed Hemingway cats, thanks to author Ernest Hemingway and his undying love for cats — most of which had six toes. His home and museum in Key West still house many polydactyl kitties
See TJ Macias, Cat at Kentucky shelter has an astounding number of toes. How many is too many?, Lexington Herald Leader, January 30, 2025.