The owner of a cat with too many toes is trying to find out whether her pet is a record breaker, she said today. Most cats have just 18 toes - five on each front paw and four on each hind paw - but Des has a grand total of 26 digits.
His owner Alison Thomas, of Felindre, near Swansea, south Wales, said the feline has seven toes on each front paw and six on each of those behind.
"We've had him for about 10 years, he just turned up on the doorstep and my husband made the fatal error of giving him a bowl of milk so he stayed," she said.
"The world record holder is a cat in Canada which has 28 toes and we were interested in finding out whether Des might be a Welsh or UK record holder."
A spokeswoman for Guinness World
Records said: "The current world record for the cat with most toes belongs to Jake who has 28 toes, with seven on each paw, as counted by a veterinarian on September 24 2002. "Jake lives in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada with his owners, Michelle and Paul Contant."
Source: Metro
Tags: Cat | Paw | Toe
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