How many fingers at a cat

How many fingers at a cat

If in your house there live a cat or a cat, so in it there lives joy. These graceful animals seldom whom can leave indifferent, especially when are trampled down on your knees by the fingers. By the way, and how many fingers at a cat?

Nest numbers of admirers of these small independent moustached predators which walk in itself. As it became already clear, it will be a question of cats. These pets are beautiful from a nose and to a tail tip, and their chubby Piglet and fingers, similar to beans, on pads are especially touching.

How many fingers at a cat are normal

At an ordinary cat on each of forepaws up to 5 fingers. At the same time 4 of them surfaces when walking concern, and the fifth will be spaced from them and does not concern a floor. On back pads of a cat is normal up to 4 fingers. In total amount the cats have to have 18 fingers.

On each finger the cat has a claw. In order that your favourite could not scratch accidentally someone and did not spoil walls and sofas, sharpening about them claws, they can be cut. It becomes so: approximately once a week the tip of a claw is cut off by means of a special kogterezka which can be bought in pet-shop. It is interesting that after a while the cut-off tip of a claw is removed as the cover, and under it is new, sharp as a needle, a claw. If you are afraid that your moustached-striped will sharpen nevertheless the claws about furniture and carpets, buy it a claw sharpener from strong felt. They are both stationary, and fastening on a wall. Cats adore them and with enthusiasm sharpen claws about them.

How many in general fingers can be at a cat

Among cats the natural genetic mutation as a result of which they have additional fingers on pads is widespread. This mutation carries the name a polidaktiliya ("weed" - much, "дактилос" - fingers in translation from Greek). It is not dangerous to an animal at all, but according to modern standards the cats and cats with "excess" fingers cannot participate in exhibitions. Therefore breeders of thoroughbred animals watch that cats polydactyls did not match and did not bring forth offspring. In life the only minus for the owner of a cat who has more than 18 fingers is that it should cut bigger quantity of claws. In addition to it, there are legends that such cats and cats bring happiness – for this reason they are so popular with, for example, sailors. The most known cat polydactyl lives in the territory of Great Britain. At it up to 7 fingers on forepaws and on 6 on back, it is simple to count that in the sum at this cat of 26 fingers. For the rest this absolutely healthy and normal animal who is hotly loved by the owners and in turn selflessly betrayed by it.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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