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| This polydactyl was found in British Columbia by one of the farrier students at Kwantlen College. Gerard Laverty, the instructor at Kwantlen, sent these images to me, which started my collection. Image © Hoofcare Publishing and Gerard Laverty. |
If you visit farms and horse barns in New England, you'll sooner or later find one with a clan of double-pawed cats. Their owners are usually quite proud of them and love to show off their big mitts. The condition is so common around here that most people don't give it a second thought. A lot of people actually prefer them, especially if they are Maine Coon Cats.
But when the equivalent of a "double paw" shows up on a giant Shire draft horse, people notice.
