35 Pet Owners Share Pics Of Their Pets With Congenital Defects Caused By Their Unique Genes

People are sharing pics of their pets that have congenital physical anomalies like polydactyly, and if you didn’t already know about it, get ready to have your mind blown.

A friend of mine had a cat with an extra toe. I had no idea it was a common thing until I saw so many similar polydactyl cats. Honestly, I think it’s pretty cool.

 

1. “My Sister Found This Adorable Guy With Extra Toes”

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2. “Ren Is A Polydactyl With 6 Toes On Each Foot”

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3. Frankie Was Born With Four Ears And An Eye Deformity But He’s Still Purrfect

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4. “This Unicorn Puppy Named Narwhal Was Found Abandoned With An Extra Tail On His Forehead”

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5. “This Is Skadi, The Norwegian Lundehund Puppy”

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“This is one of the oldest breeds in the world and is recovering from near-extinction – in 1963, only 6 remained. Now there are 1600. They are naturally polydactyl, can close their ears to water, and bend their heads back 180 degrees.”

6. “Polydactyl Maine Coon”

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7. “Too Many Peets”

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8. “Amelia And Her Two Faced Cat”

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9. “The Cat At Our Warehouse Gave Birth To A Kitten Who Has An Extra Tiny Paw That Functions As A Thumb”

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10. “Say Hi To Our New Kitten Maximillion! He’s A Polydactyl Siamese”

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11. “Doubled Fangs Of A Kitten”

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12. “This My Nugget At 2 Months Old And 1 Year Old. She’s My Stunted Growth, Cross Eyed, Head Tilted, Polydactyl, Special Kitty”

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13. “My Cat Is Polydactyl And Has 26 Toes. So I Named Him Toes”

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14. “Got My Cat Wholesale And He Came With 75% Extra Beans”

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15. “Polydactyl Peek-A-Boo”

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16. “Sleepy Polydactyl Kitten With An Extra 6 Toes”

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17. “Here Is My Rescue Baby”

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18. “This Kitten With 7 Beans!”

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19. “Joey”

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20. “I Drove Over An Hour One Way To Pick Up My Purrito With Extra Beans From A Shelter In The Middle Of Nowhere. Meet Zula”

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21. “Polydactyl Kitten In Clinic Today”

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22. “This Is Migi, Our Polydactyl 6-Year-Old Cat”

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“Adopted another older, shy girl from the shelter. When we met her, she looked sad, wasn’t food motivated and poor girl still needs some dental work done.”

23. “My Polydactyl Kitty Stella”

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24. “Our Little Ginger Polydactyl Kitten”

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“We rescued him and his calico sister from under a neighbour’s deck when they were ~2.5 weeks old. We had to bottle feed them at first, and now they’re eating machines. And super playful and healthy!”

25. “My Friend’s Polydactyl Half-Lynx Kitten. Her Name Is Nimh”

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26. “Leg Broken In 2 Places But Still Got Sexy Legs And Thumbs”

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27. “At Work Today We Literally Had A Mutant Cat Come Through… Extra Canine Tooth, Strongly Rooted”

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28. “My Kitten Showing Off Her Polydactyl Toe Beans”

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29. “Found A Kitty With Extra Beans At The Lake. Meet Pawla Abdul”

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30. “Friend’s Cat Has Black Chin, So It Always Looks Surprised. It’s Also A Polydactyl And Had Thumbs”

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