Comments on: Japanese Standing Cats

By: Kristine

Kristine — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:48:43 +0000

The cat in the video with deformed paws was a stray that was rescued. The cat, Shonko, was born with that defect and rejected by its mother who I believe was also a stray. It wasn't bred on purpose.

By: Selendrile

Selendrile — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:55:06 +0000

that last cat is handicat… er handicap… as you can see it’s walking not as normal cats do

By: gateau

gateau — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:42:53 +0000

When you see a cat walking, they are not walking on their feet. They are actually walking on their toes. I suppose it’s result of evolution and survivial since walking on toes helps them walk without anyone noticing them..good for hunting and etc..I t’s not totally unnatural for them to stand..don’t you see in the vids that they all end up resting on their actual feet? I wonder if cats and rabbits are related hehehe…if cats start using their entire feet and have longer ears, they do resemble much like rabbits. My sis’ cat stands on his feet when he’s offered food (that boy sure does like raw spinach).

By: mike

mike — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:11:37 +0000

But what of the thumbed Polydactyl cats- sometimes referred to as Hemingway cats?

By: Nichi

Nichi — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:39:43 +0000

First off: Cats can actually walk w/ their back legs, it’s just that they can’t sustain it for a long time (just like dogs or big wild cats). So that’s no weird at all. The kitten in the first video is playing w/ something that is high up, so of course, to reach it he uses his hind legs. In regards to the comments made about the third kitten it was probably born w/ a deformity in his legs, NOT because the owner disfigured him for a fad. I’ve seen this twice, and in both cats it was the hind legs that were deformed. It usually happens because there wasn’t enough space in the mother’s womb, and this causes the legs to be deformed. It could also be something genetic. As for the short eared cats. They are a BREED called Scottish Fold. Scottish Folds come in two types: folded ear and straight (normal) ear. The folded ear is produced by an incomplete dominant gene and is the result of a spontaneous mutation. Since this dominant gene is incomplete, Scottish Fold cats can come w/ regular ears or folded ones. You can usually tells which type the kittens will be when they are around 4 weeks old. I find them incredibly cute and I hope one day to have one.