Hemingway's adopted cat
Nov 8, 2019 07:39:11 #
Nov 8, 2019 07:50:02 #
When I visited his house in Key West in 1973, there were 104 cats lounging all around the grounds, trees, roof, and house. They ALL had 6 toes on all their feet.
Nov 8, 2019 08:12:47 #
I was there in 1969 and saw them. He also had a urinal being used as a planter.
Nov 8, 2019 08:41:05 #
clownfish1 wrote:
some say a few of his cats had six toes
Polydactyl is the term. Many toed. The first cat was a female, a gift from a seaman. Being that Key West is small, the cats are inbred.
Thus the six toe trait. I think it is common across the island now.
Lastly, "Death in the Afternoon" is Hemingway on bullfighting.
A good read.
Bill
Nov 8, 2019 09:27:30 #
clownfish1 wrote:
some say a few of his cats had six toes
Fine capture of the cat.
Nov 8, 2019 09:56:34 #
Nov 8, 2019 10:11:35 #
Nov 8, 2019 11:12:53 #
Very nice photo of this beautiful kitty!!
I have a polydactyl that has 7 true toes (not dew claws) on each front foot with a dew claw on each. She has 5 true toes on each back foot with a dew claw on each. The poly's that I have seen previously had normal paws with extra dew claws so I find Sparkle's paws to be unique. I have tried for years to get photos of her paws.
If this is your kitty please give him/her hugs and kisses from me!!
Dodie
I have a polydactyl that has 7 true toes (not dew claws) on each front foot with a dew claw on each. She has 5 true toes on each back foot with a dew claw on each. The poly's that I have seen previously had normal paws with extra dew claws so I find Sparkle's paws to be unique. I have tried for years to get photos of her paws.
If this is your kitty please give him/her hugs and kisses from me!!
Dodie
Nov 9, 2019 10:30:08 #
clownfish1 wrote:
some say a few of his cats had six toes
Yes, when I visited the place many years ago, there were lots of cats and they all had 6 toes.
Nov 9, 2019 10:38:49 #
clownfish1 wrote:
some say a few of his cats had six toes
Shux - I missed the cat. Guess I need to revisit Key West. Nice image, clownfish.
Nov 9, 2019 13:59:14 #
Nov 9, 2019 17:27:16 #
My family once had a dog with 6 nails on one foot, guess what his name was....obviously, Nails.
Nov 9, 2019 22:30:35 #
ELNikkor wrote:
When I visited his house in Key West in 1973, there were 104 cats lounging all around the grounds, trees, roof, and house. They ALL had 6 toes on all their feet.
When I was there several times in the 90's, the count was 57, and there were those with more than normal number of toes, and other mal-formations.
Nov 10, 2019 00:22:44 #
Nov 10, 2019 00:43:13 #
We just got back from our annual visit to Key West, and while most of
the cats there are polydactyls, about 15% of them are normal five
toed cats, even though all of the cats on this property are direct
descendants of the original polydactyl cat Hemingway had.
The current total population was around 59 cats, and quite a few
of them have at least one extra toe (not dew claw) on both front
feet and one cat has an extra toe on all of it's feet, and if you count
the dew claws on that one, that's 28 nails....
Tim
the cats there are polydactyls, about 15% of them are normal five
toed cats, even though all of the cats on this property are direct
descendants of the original polydactyl cat Hemingway had.
The current total population was around 59 cats, and quite a few
of them have at least one extra toe (not dew claw) on both front
feet and one cat has an extra toe on all of it's feet, and if you count
the dew claws on that one, that's 28 nails....
Tim
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