"Out of curiosity...when they have an extra toe, do they have an extra pad and an extra claw? Don't think I ever met one, so I just wanted to know what to look for!"

Yes, they do have an extra pad and claw. With B.E. one of her claws doesn't sheath so when she walks she makes a sort of clicking sound which alerts us to her presence. My grandmother has told me numerous times to trim the claw but I simply reply that it's part of her character.

"...and does it give them an edge catching rats?"

I wouldn't know. Bright Eyes is an indoor cat. But it does help her when she's playing her lavender stuffed bunny(which is twice the size of her head). She's done a lot of stuff with that thing. It's ended up in the toilet once, in the washer(not her fault), and on my bed countless times. She plays catch, yes catch, with it, tosses it up in the air and gets it back where she wants it when its fallen with that extra claw of hers.


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Huggs,
Silvana