Can anyone else say not normal??

Texas Paints N Arabs · 04-23-2008, 04:37 PM

Ran across this ad on craigslist today....I am sure hoping it is a joke because it sure sounds like some inbreeding going on.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/grd/653680696.html

SEsporthorse · 04-23-2008, 04:39 PM

They flagged it. DARN I HATE CL POLICE...do these people not have lives?

jamied99 · 04-23-2008, 04:39 PM

Its been flagged. What was it?

WalliBoy · 04-23-2008, 04:39 PM

uhm...the page says its been Flagged and removed...

what did it say?

jamied99 · 04-23-2008, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SEsporthorse

They flagged it. DARN I HATE CL POLICE...do these people not have lives?

I know. I get flagged all of the time for no reason at all. I got flagged for a wanted ad for a three seat stroller! These people have no lives.

Texas Paints N Arabs · 04-23-2008, 04:41 PM

well crap...those dog gone flaggers...

It was an ad listing kittens for sale for $200.

I was able to back up through my history and make a copy of the ad....

six and seven toed kittens for sale - $200 (rockwall)

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Reply to: sale-653680696@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-04-23, 4:22PM CDT

very cute and ready to go eating cat food and using litter box. i have 3 normal kittens all black and 3 six and seven toed kittens 2 gray and 1 black.

Location: rockwall

Sirita_88 · 04-23-2008, 04:42 PM

Wow! $200 for a 7 toed cat?? There was one for adoption a few weeks ago at a petsmart, and his adoption fee definately was not $200!

Texas Paints N Arabs · 04-23-2008, 04:44 PM

That listing probably should have been flagged. I am curious to as if it was actually a real listing or someone just messing with the CL police!

WalliBoy · 04-23-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

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Reply to: sale-653680696@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-04-23, 4:22PM CDT

very cute and ready to go eating cat food and using litter box. i have 3 normal kittens all black and 3 six and seven toed kittens 2 gray and 1 black.

Location: rockwall

and I thought my post yesterday about a 6 toed kitten was strange and rare....guess not

DoBeSassy · 04-23-2008, 04:54 PM

Do you think I can get any money for a three toed one

BarrelGirl · 04-23-2008, 05:03 PM

A neighbor has quite a few six-toed cats. They only have 6 toes on the front feet, with the extra being by the 'thumb' claw (not where the cat walks on, what's that called?). I guess I've heard of it pretty often, but it's sad if someone's purposely breeding for it to sell them.

SEsporthorse · 04-23-2008, 05:03 PM

Actually - there are such cats as 6 and 7 toed cats.

They are called "Hemingway Cats." The Ernest Hemingway mansion in Key West is overrun by cats, and they all have an extra set or two of toes. They are pretty rare, especially 7-toed, and can be very expensive if they are from the true Hemingway Cat lines.

I guess a mutation happened amongst that small population in Key West from being separated from the rest of the states - that led to extra toes on every foot! In FL they are not hard to find, but I imagine everywhere else they are more rare.

knpaints · 04-23-2008, 05:16 PM

I have a 6 toed cat..sure funny looking..but not really totally rare.
when he was a kitten..we called him a "gaited" cat because of the way he moved. was so stinkin' funny! lol

GreyDot · 04-23-2008, 05:21 PM

The mother of a friend of mine breeds Himalayan cats, which (I think?) are the end result of crossing Siamese and Persian cats. The cats sell for UPWARD of $1500 per kitten. Most of these have multiple extra toes - it's called polydactyly - and it's a little creepy. I'm not talking just one extra, either. It's like 2-4 toes EXTRA per paw. The paws look like some kind of weird cauliflower, and I'm always a little weirded out petting the cats, because I don't really want to touch those freaky paws. I wonder how they even move around, but they seem to do OK. OK enough to make MORE weird kitties. Apparently it's the way the breed goes - but like the OP said, it just sounds like some bad breeding, to me!

SEsporthorse · 04-23-2008, 05:23 PM

Yeah - I mean obviously the Hemingway cats did not get that way without a little (or a lot) of good ole' fashioned incest.

**Orchid** · 04-23-2008, 06:05 PM

These are called polydactyl cats. My Radar cat is a polydactyl.

lawcat · 04-23-2008, 08:13 PM

Yep, they are called polydactyl cats (meaning multiple digits). My very best kitty ever (Spliff, long story behind that name) was an extreme polydactyl. He had eight toes on each front paw and I think six on the back ones. On each of his front feet, one of the extra toes was recessed (shorter than the others) and then the next one over was longer - so he sort of had an opposable thumb on both front paws! He figured out how to open the door handles in one apartment where we lived...he could also hold a pen/pencil in his "hands"

could never get him to learn how to write though.....he was the most awesome kitty, I still miss him!

Shepdog · 04-23-2008, 08:39 PM

Interesting. As far as I know, having shown CFA for a long time, there is no breed that allows polydactyl cats in the ring, it's a DQ. I have no doubt that they're likely Himalayans, but... that's an awful lot of cash for a DQ, non breed type cat, yipes!

... then again, I see a lot of non-breed type cats and dogs going for large amounts, so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. *laughs*

Lots of cats are born with extra toes - it's actually one of the more common genetic situations, due to the fact it seems to be mostly a dominant factor. Breeding one Poly cat to a normal cat will usually get kittens with extra toes in the litter. It's actually more common on the East coast then the West.

Which is interesting, considering the tabby markings split the same - more Classic tabbies in the east and Mackerel in the West. In the Hemingway cats, the gene pool has tightened, sure, but bringing in an outside cat would like result in poly kittens when bred to one of the crew there.

I've seen some really fancy paws, though! Mellowdane has a big orange fellow, who's got lots of extra toes. His name of course, is... Dactyl.

Kinda neat, really. But... er, not two hundred dollar Craigslist neat, I'm afraid.
*grin*

OSUJillyBean · 04-23-2008, 08:41 PM

I have two things to say about this topic .......

SACREDWINDWALKER · 04-23-2008, 08:44 PM

I saw a 5-toed Border Collie Mix yesterday at work (with an extra dewclaw above the extra toe) on both rear feet....first I've seen....and the owner is thinking about having just the top dews removed because the dog is chewing at them.....but is leaving the fifth toes!

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04-23-2008, 04:37 PM
Texas Paints N Arabs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,285	Can anyone else say not normal?? Ran across this ad on craigslist today....I am sure hoping it is a joke because it sure sounds like some inbreeding going on. http://dallas.craigslist.org/grd/653680696.html

04-23-2008, 04:39 PM
SEsporthorse Yearling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: O-town Posts: 574	They flagged it. DARN I HATE CL POLICE...do these people not have lives? __________________ http://southeastsporthorses.com "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucious

04-23-2008, 04:39 PM
jamied99 Weanling Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Kensington PA Posts: 329	Its been flagged. What was it?

04-23-2008, 04:39 PM
WalliBoy Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 1,260	uhm...the page says its been Flagged and removed... what did it say?

04-23-2008, 04:41 PM
Texas Paints N Arabs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,285	well crap...those dog gone flaggers... It was an ad listing kittens for sale for $200. I was able to back up through my history and make a copy of the ad.... six and seven toed kittens for sale - $200 (rockwall) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: sale-653680696@craigslist.org Date: 2008-04-23, 4:22PM CDT very cute and ready to go eating cat food and using litter box. i have 3 normal kittens all black and 3 six and seven toed kittens 2 gray and 1 black. Location: rockwall

04-23-2008, 04:42 PM
Sirita_88 Long Yearling Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Posts: 1,394	Wow! $200 for a 7 toed cat?? There was one for adoption a few weeks ago at a petsmart, and his adoption fee definately was not $200! __________________ Paradise Performance Horses. http://www.freewebs.com/paradiseperformance/index.htm

04-23-2008, 04:44 PM
Texas Paints N Arabs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,285	That listing probably should have been flagged. I am curious to as if it was actually a real listing or someone just messing with the CL police!

04-23-2008, 04:54 PM
DoBeSassy Kid Safe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 5,206	Do you think I can get any money for a three toed one __________________ There is none so blind as she who will not see

04-23-2008, 05:03 PM
BarrelGirl Coming two Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,893	A neighbor has quite a few six-toed cats. They only have 6 toes on the front feet, with the extra being by the 'thumb' claw (not where the cat walks on, what's that called?). I guess I've heard of it pretty often, but it's sad if someone's purposely breeding for it to sell them. __________________ I'll never forget you, Clyde! 3/18/02-12/30/06.

04-23-2008, 05:16 PM
knpaints Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 969	I have a 6 toed cat..sure funny looking..but not really totally rare. when he was a kitten..we called him a "gaited" cat because of the way he moved. was so stinkin' funny! lol __________________ Kris~

04-23-2008, 05:21 PM
GreyDot Started Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,327	The mother of a friend of mine breeds Himalayan cats, which (I think?) are the end result of crossing Siamese and Persian cats. The cats sell for UPWARD of $1500 per kitten. Most of these have multiple extra toes - it's called polydactyly - and it's a little creepy. I'm not talking just one extra, either. It's like 2-4 toes EXTRA per paw. The paws look like some kind of weird cauliflower, and I'm always a little weirded out petting the cats, because I don't really want to touch those freaky paws. I wonder how they even move around, but they seem to do OK. OK enough to make MORE weird kitties. Apparently it's the way the breed goes - but like the OP said, it just sounds like some bad breeding, to me! __________________ ...There is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled. ~William Cavendish No lesson is learned as thoroughly as the one taught to oneself. ~Another rare moment

04-23-2008, 05:23 PM
SEsporthorse Yearling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: O-town Posts: 574	Yeah - I mean obviously the Hemingway cats did not get that way without a little (or a lot) of good ole' fashioned incest. __________________ http://southeastsporthorses.com "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucious

04-23-2008, 06:05 PM
Orchid Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 10,089	These are called polydactyl cats. My Radar cat is a polydactyl. __________________ I have nothing witty or even charming to say at this point.

04-23-2008, 08:13 PM
lawcat Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 145	Yep, they are called polydactyl cats (meaning multiple digits). My very best kitty ever (Spliff, long story behind that name) was an extreme polydactyl. He had eight toes on each front paw and I think six on the back ones. On each of his front feet, one of the extra toes was recessed (shorter than the others) and then the next one over was longer - so he sort of had an opposable thumb on both front paws! He figured out how to open the door handles in one apartment where we lived...he could also hold a pen/pencil in his "hands" could never get him to learn how to write though.....he was the most awesome kitty, I still miss him!

04-23-2008, 08:39 PM
Shepdog Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the doghouse... no, literally. Posts: 661	Interesting. As far as I know, having shown CFA for a long time, there is no breed that allows polydactyl cats in the ring, it's a DQ. I have no doubt that they're likely Himalayans, but... that's an awful lot of cash for a DQ, non breed type cat, yipes! ... then again, I see a lot of non-breed type cats and dogs going for large amounts, so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. laughs Lots of cats are born with extra toes - it's actually one of the more common genetic situations, due to the fact it seems to be mostly a dominant factor. Breeding one Poly cat to a normal cat will usually get kittens with extra toes in the litter. It's actually more common on the East coast then the West. Which is interesting, considering the tabby markings split the same - more Classic tabbies in the east and Mackerel in the West. In the Hemingway cats, the gene pool has tightened, sure, but bringing in an outside cat would like result in poly kittens when bred to one of the crew there. I've seen some really fancy paws, though! Mellowdane has a big orange fellow, who's got lots of extra toes. His name of course, is... Dactyl. Kinda neat, really. But... er, not two hundred dollar Craigslist neat, I'm afraid. grin __________________ No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.

04-23-2008, 08:41 PM
OSUJillyBean Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,121	I have two things to say about this topic ....... __________________ "And speaking of Italy and sports cars that I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche." — Alice Cullen

04-23-2008, 08:44 PM
SACREDWINDWALKER Started Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 2,111	I saw a 5-toed Border Collie Mix yesterday at work (with an extra dewclaw above the extra toe) on both rear feet....first I've seen....and the owner is thinking about having just the top dews removed because the dog is chewing at them.....but is leaving the fifth toes! __________________ http://www.sacredwindwalker.com