frequently giving a cat the adorable appearance of wearing mittens. martinedoucet/Getty If you're the parent of a polydactyl ...

This sixth toe often looks like a thumb, which has led to nicknames like “thumb cat”, “mitten cat”, and ... If a cat has a dominant polydactyl gene, it will pass it on to its offspring ...

They’re also called “mitten cats,” or “thumb cats,” but most people now refer to them as “Hemingway cats.“A non-polydactyl cat has four toes on the front feet and four on the rear, plus an additional ...