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PSA: Cats With Thumbs Exist!

They're basically paw-fect!

Cassie Smyth
by Cassie Smyth

BuzzFeed Staff

Ok so maybe not quite, but there's a type of cat that exists that have a congenital physical anomaly that makes them look like they have thumbs!

They're called polydactyl cats and are basically the cutest cats ever.

While most cats are born with 18 toes, five toes on the front paws and four on the back paws, polydactyl cats can have up to eight toes on each paw!

They're nicknamed "Hemingway cats" because Ernest Hemingway was a huge fan of them after he was gifted one by a sailor.

In fact the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum have 40-50 polydactyl cats!

Their extra toes make that little squishy part of their paws extra fluffier and cuter.

And the little pads one their paws are even more adorable than usual!

Don't you just want to shake their hands?

Basically polydactyl cats are unbelievably paw-fect.