Animal Oddities

**QuarterCowGirl** · 09-26-2005, 07:40 PM

I thought this would make for an intersting thread! With all of us being animal lovers I'm sure we've all seen our fair share of critters. My question for you is have you ever had the pleasure of meeting/owning one of mother nature's "mistakes?" I luckily have! I've posted a picture of one, a cow of course! This cow is from one of the places I work at, she was born with droopy ears! She's the cutest thing though, nice & quiet and milks quite a bit. Another animal oddity I've seen are cats with extra toes, like 9 on each foot! So I invite you to post a story or better yet a pic of some odd animals you've seen!

#801, Droopy Ears

~Sam

divinemisselle · 09-26-2005, 07:52 PM

Oh, my Sam, she is the cutest!

I've had polydactyl cats in the past, and have a polydactyl dog now. She has 3 dew claws on each back and 2 on each front. Sorry, no pictures.

Range · 09-26-2005, 08:10 PM

Sorry, no pics, but we had a hermaphrodite goat. Called it a she and her for a long time, until it decided it was a "he". Smelled like a "he", too!

**QuarterCowGirl** · 09-26-2005, 08:19 PM

Range, not sure if I'd want to see pics of "it!" I had the pleasure of owning an "it" rabbit. Being in the breeding business I wasn't sure whether to put "it" in with a buck or a doe so I sold "it" as a pet to a good home.

Touche · 09-26-2005, 08:20 PM

I had a cat 20 years ago that was born at a barn I worked at.
She was born with a left shoulder, a small stump on the shoulder with one toe attached to the stump.

I brought her home, her poor mom took care of her for 6 months. She was semi-feral, but managed to become a very loving inside kitty. She stayed very mistrustful of strangers though.

Wish I could find a picture of her, sigh.

muttduck · 09-27-2005, 05:08 AM

I saw a hermaphrodite beagle once... S/He was weird. No pics.

I used to work with a 40 pound cat. I will try to get pics of him if I can. His name is Hemmingway, and yep, he's Polydactyl, too.

Promise Ranch · 09-27-2005, 05:18 AM

When I was a kid, we had a kitten who was born with 2 faces. Well, she had 2 ears, 2 eyes, 2 noses and 2 mouths... Kitty didn't live very long.

Currently, here at the ranch, there is a bull (angus maybe?) that is running around here who is freakishly endowed. I've never seen anything like it. His business is just inches from the ground when it's sheathed! We have a lot of fun, but tasteless, names for him! I could get a pic... Would that be weird?

Orchid · 09-27-2005, 08:38 AM

I have a polydactyl cat right now (Radar). I'll try to get some pics of his mittens to show you!

A guy I know who feeds deer has an "earless" doe that has been coming in for 9 years. He said she just has teeny little white cups for ears.

LilRedHorse · 09-27-2005, 08:57 AM

Well I don't have pics of this, but my friend used to own a filly that was born with an extra leg! An ENTIRE leg was formed right next to her hind right leg. It was useless though, it couldn't function properly, but it didn't hinder her any bit. That was probably the strangest thing I have ever seen, at first I could NOT get over the fact that she had an estra leg dangling! She was a lovely filly, she was part arab, and she was a light dun, but that leg! My friend sold her to a man who had a farm with "Animal Oddities". He assured her a good home, and he has a big ranch somewhere (I forget) but all his odd critter friends live with him, and it's sort of like a "weird animal petting zoo".

shyfilly78 · 09-27-2005, 09:48 AM

I am invited to a cookout late october, and the owner says she has a he-she horse!

tobianoveropaint · 09-27-2005, 10:50 AM

We used to have a hermaprodite pig.

EquineAlberta · 09-27-2005, 01:03 PM

I used to have a thoroughbred with horns. He had two on his forhead, and they stuck up about half and inch. They were covered with hair though, so not that visible unless I had him braided for shows! He was 3 when I bought him, and I sold him at 5 to be a hunter in Vancouver.

Luckily the horns were the only sign of him being a devil horse!

Karen2

jyates · 09-27-2005, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by EquineAlberta

I used to have a thoroughbred with horns. He had two on his forhead, and they stuck up about half and inch. They were covered with hair though, so not that visible unless I had him braided for shows! He was 3 when I bought him, and I sold him at 5 to be a hunter in Vancouver.

Luckily the horns were the only sign of him being a devil horse!

Karen2

I'm going to check Bam Bam for those horns tonight.
The way he acts I'm betting he's got them too.

version1955 · 09-27-2005, 02:37 PM

One of our best cows was "Walleye". her eyes bugged out and looked in opposite directions. She also had a heart condition which caused her to have a perpetual bloated look to her. Absolutely immense when she was pregnant. She lived to be in her 30's and had a nice big bull calf every year for the 25 years we had her. She was so ugly we were kind of ashamed for people to see her but we loved her. She was an excellent cow. Of course being walleyed she couldn't see very well so she didn't get out too often. But when I did have to get her back in, I'd have to go kinda slow. She'd run along the fence and then stop every once in a while with her head cocked to one side to look for the opening. It was pretty darn cute and I loved her.

Atrazine has been implicated in deformities of frogs and other amphibians.

**QuarterCowGirl** · 09-27-2005, 04:47 PM

Version, your cow is so cute! I hope my Jo-Bean lives to be 30!

**QuarterCowGirl** · 03-21-2006, 09:14 AM

I found another one! This girl was born with a curly tail! I actually found her a awhile ago but then she got moved to a different farm to have a baby and now she's back! Here she is...

#150

rodeobrat · 03-21-2006, 09:29 AM

I had a morgan with a club foot. It didn't slow him down any though! I also had a dog with 3 and a half legs. We called her pitty paw.

pstepp · 03-30-2006, 03:18 PM

My father-in-law has a bunny with one ear! No pics sorry.

**QuarterCowGirl** · 02-17-2009, 10:48 AM

I found another today! We had a bull calf born with no tail, it's so weird! I'll try and get a picture of him tomorrow morning!

Mav2007 · 02-17-2009, 11:18 AM

This thread is old, but interesting to read.

My friend had a cat with one eye...his name was popeye. Pretty funny, huh?

09-26-2005, 07:40 PM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 7,384	Animal Oddities I thought this would make for an intersting thread! With all of us being animal lovers I'm sure we've all seen our fair share of critters. My question for you is have you ever had the pleasure of meeting/owning one of mother nature's "mistakes?" I luckily have! I've posted a picture of one, a cow of course! This cow is from one of the places I work at, she was born with droopy ears! She's the cutest thing though, nice & quiet and milks quite a bit. Another animal oddity I've seen are cats with extra toes, like 9 on each foot! So I invite you to post a story or better yet a pic of some odd animals you've seen! #801, Droopy Ears ~Sam __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

09-26-2005, 07:52 PM
divinemisselle Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: At the bar... Posts: 8,359	Oh, my Sam, she is the cutest! I've had polydactyl cats in the past, and have a polydactyl dog now. She has 3 dew claws on each back and 2 on each front. Sorry, no pictures. __________________ . Lead me not into temptation..... I can find it just fine on my own.....

09-26-2005, 08:10 PM
Range Kid Safe Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 6,739	oddities Sorry, no pics, but we had a hermaphrodite goat. Called it a she and her for a long time, until it decided it was a "he". Smelled like a "he", too! __________________ "Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it all... you just might get it all, and then some you don't want." Chris Daughtery

09-26-2005, 08:19 PM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 7,384	Range, not sure if I'd want to see pics of "it!" I had the pleasure of owning an "it" rabbit. Being in the breeding business I wasn't sure whether to put "it" in with a buck or a doe so I sold "it" as a pet to a good home. __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

09-26-2005, 08:20 PM
Touche Started Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,001	I had a cat 20 years ago that was born at a barn I worked at. She was born with a left shoulder, a small stump on the shoulder with one toe attached to the stump. I brought her home, her poor mom took care of her for 6 months. She was semi-feral, but managed to become a very loving inside kitty. She stayed very mistrustful of strangers though. Wish I could find a picture of her, sigh.

09-27-2005, 05:08 AM
muttduck Kid Safe Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 6,957	I saw a hermaphrodite beagle once... S/He was weird. No pics. I used to work with a 40 pound cat. I will try to get pics of him if I can. His name is Hemmingway, and yep, he's Polydactyl, too. __________________ Custom stall signs and pet portraits, Wood Burned by hand with your equine's (or pet's) image: www.WoodburnedPetPortraits.com Self Defense Supplies, Stun Guns, Pepper Sprays: https://selfprotectionsupplies.com/

09-27-2005, 05:18 AM
Promise Ranch Coming two Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North Texas Posts: 1,797	When I was a kid, we had a kitten who was born with 2 faces. Well, she had 2 ears, 2 eyes, 2 noses and 2 mouths... Kitty didn't live very long. Currently, here at the ranch, there is a bull (angus maybe?) that is running around here who is freakishly endowed. I've never seen anything like it. His business is just inches from the ground when it's sheathed! We have a lot of fun, but tasteless, names for him! I could get a pic... Would that be weird? __________________ It is the eternal struggle between these two principles - right and wrong. They are the two principles that have stood face to face from the beginning of time and will ever continue to struggle. It is the same spirit that says, "You work and toil and earn bread, and I'll eat it." - Abraham Lincoln

09-27-2005, 08:38 AM
Orchid Bombproof Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 11,048	I have a polydactyl cat right now (Radar). I'll try to get some pics of his mittens to show you! A guy I know who feeds deer has an "earless" doe that has been coming in for 9 years. He said she just has teeny little white cups for ears. __________________ Careful what you wish; Careful what you say; Careful what you wish; You may regret it; Careful what you wish; You just might get it. ~ Metallica, King Nothing

09-27-2005, 08:57 AM
LilRedHorse Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 297	Well I don't have pics of this, but my friend used to own a filly that was born with an extra leg! An ENTIRE leg was formed right next to her hind right leg. It was useless though, it couldn't function properly, but it didn't hinder her any bit. That was probably the strangest thing I have ever seen, at first I could NOT get over the fact that she had an estra leg dangling! She was a lovely filly, she was part arab, and she was a light dun, but that leg! My friend sold her to a man who had a farm with "Animal Oddities". He assured her a good home, and he has a big ranch somewhere (I forget) but all his odd critter friends live with him, and it's sort of like a "weird animal petting zoo".

09-27-2005, 09:48 AM
shyfilly78 Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stanford, IL Posts: 691	I am invited to a cookout late october, and the owner says she has a he-she horse! __________________ If your looking for something dead broke, don\'t look at my horses but look at me! http://www.geocities.com/shyfilly78/wwpq.html

09-27-2005, 10:50 AM
tobianoveropaint Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 510	We used to have a hermaprodite pig.

09-27-2005, 01:03 PM
EquineAlberta Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,004	I used to have a thoroughbred with horns. He had two on his forhead, and they stuck up about half and inch. They were covered with hair though, so not that visible unless I had him braided for shows! He was 3 when I bought him, and I sold him at 5 to be a hunter in Vancouver. Luckily the horns were the only sign of him being a devil horse! Karen2

09-27-2005, 02:37 PM
version1955 Bombproof Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: northern MN Posts: 8,747	One of our best cows was "Walleye". her eyes bugged out and looked in opposite directions. She also had a heart condition which caused her to have a perpetual bloated look to her. Absolutely immense when she was pregnant. She lived to be in her 30's and had a nice big bull calf every year for the 25 years we had her. She was so ugly we were kind of ashamed for people to see her but we loved her. She was an excellent cow. Of course being walleyed she couldn't see very well so she didn't get out too often. But when I did have to get her back in, I'd have to go kinda slow. She'd run along the fence and then stop every once in a while with her head cocked to one side to look for the opening. It was pretty darn cute and I loved her. Atrazine has been implicated in deformities of frogs and other amphibians. __________________ Ya know how a horse responds better when you're "speaking" horse and she's in the mood to listen? Its like that between God and you too.

09-27-2005, 04:47 PM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 7,384	Version, your cow is so cute! I hope my Jo-Bean lives to be 30! __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

03-21-2006, 09:14 AM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 7,384	I found another one! This girl was born with a curly tail! I actually found her a awhile ago but then she got moved to a different farm to have a baby and now she's back! Here she is... #150 __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

03-21-2006, 09:29 AM
rodeobrat Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 232	I had a morgan with a club foot. It didn't slow him down any though! I also had a dog with 3 and a half legs. We called her pitty paw.

03-30-2006, 03:18 PM
pstepp Yearling Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bremen Ga Posts: 610	My father-in-law has a bunny with one ear! No pics sorry. __________________ Erin Jimdandy Peppy-\'06 AQHA Colt

02-17-2009, 10:48 AM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 7,384	I found another today! We had a bull calf born with no tail, it's so weird! I'll try and get a picture of him tomorrow morning! __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

02-17-2009, 11:18 AM
Mav2007 Started Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,672	This thread is old, but interesting to read. My friend had a cat with one eye...his name was popeye. Pretty funny, huh?