Picture of Abby's "thumbs"

She is not the sharpest cat in this house. If she was smarter she might try
to figure out how to open things.

Ann
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"Marina" wrote in message
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Ann wrote:
A while ago there was a discussion about cats with entra toes. I had HD
help me get a picture of Abby's feet showing her thumbs.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos and click on Abby


Those are big! Has she found creative use for them?

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Ann wrote:
She is not the sharpest cat in this house. If she was smarter she might try
to figure out how to open things.

Yes, I was thinking the opposable thumbs coupled with a sharp wit could
lead to a lot of trouble. Maybe it's lucky that she isn't. She does look
sweet, though.

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Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
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Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:46:33 -0400, "Ann" wrote:

A while ago there was a discussion about cats with entra toes. I had HD help
me get a picture of Abby's feet showing her thumbs.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos and click on Abby

Trouble has the black version of those same paws. I've caught her
using the thumbs to hold straws and pencils while playing with them.
Although they are not opposable thumbs like people's, she does seem to
have some limited abilities that the two thumbless cats don't have.
Debra in VA
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:37:47 +0300, Marina
wrote:

Ann wrote:
She is not the sharpest cat in this house. If she was smarter she might try
to figure out how to open things.

Yes, I was thinking the opposable thumbs coupled with a sharp wit could
lead to a lot of trouble. Maybe it's lucky that she isn't. She does look
sweet, though.

I think something is keeping the smart cats from getting thumbs.
Trouble would be plain frightening if she had her thumbs plus the
intelligence of my Samson.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:24:17 GMT, Debra
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:37:47 +0300, Marina
wrote:

Ann wrote:
She is not the sharpest cat in this house. If she was smarter she might try
to figure out how to open things.

Yes, I was thinking the opposable thumbs coupled with a sharp wit could
lead to a lot of trouble. Maybe it's lucky that she isn't. She does look
sweet, though.

I think something is keeping the smart cats from getting thumbs.
Trouble would be plain frightening if she had her thumbs plus the
intelligence of my Samson.

In the fantasy novel _Fire in the Mist_, one of the "majes"
(magic-users) gives her tomcat useable fingers, only to find out that
he has a fascination with matches, and will play with them, lighting
fires, whenever he has the opportunity.

--
John F. Eldredge --
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"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

She is very sweet.
Ann

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"Marina" wrote in message
...
Ann wrote:
She is not the sharpest cat in this house. If she was smarter she might
try to figure out how to open things.

Yes, I was thinking the opposable thumbs coupled with a sharp wit could
lead to a lot of trouble. Maybe it's lucky that she isn't. She does look
sweet, though.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki