This cat really does have six legs. Pauly the cat has a condition which affects one in 10,000 cats, according to Dr. Tamer Mahmoud, owner & veterinarian at Edmonton’s Oxford Animal Hospital.
Pauly was first found in the southwest part of the city in late April. He was being taken care of by a few friendly neighbours who eventually contacted Little Cats Lost in June when Pauly started having trouble walking. Little Cats Lost caught him on June 10.
That’s when Pauly’s journey to surgery began. He stayed with Little Cats Lost volunteers for two weeks for assessment after having an initial check-up, and has been in Mahmoud’s care for a few weeks now in order to allow him time to learn to trust the staff at Oxford Animal Hospital before his surgeries begin. In that time he has proven to be very shy.
“He is probably going to be a kitty that is going to need a quiet home with understanding people. Lots of times, kitties like this gravitate to their caregiver and no one else. So, he will probably get into a home where with the right support from us and the right people, he can actually become a good companion for the people in that home,” said Virginia from Little Cats Lost. In his five years experience as a veterinarian, this is the first case of a six-legged cat that Mahmoud has seen and he doesn’t expect to see another case any time soon.
