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Old 09-25-2009, 03:44 PM   #3
Lee B
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Normally, dew claws are only found on front legs - they're normally "docked" at the same time the tail is. There are some who will decry the practice as barbaric, but the presence of dew claws can cause a lot of pain and discomfort when they get snagged - and they WILL.

Sometimes a dog will have dew claws on the hind legs, too. It doesn't happen often, but it can occur.

I know some cats have extra toes: their feet look like they have boxing gloves on . There is a whole colony of them in Key West; they're decendents of Ernest Hemingway's cat. The technical name is "polydactyl" ... a cuter name is "mitten foot".
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