I have a Maine Coon Siamese mix. She has a ton of fur between her toes and pads of her feet. The Maine Coon cats were basically out door cats, and I read the fur was to protect the pads from frostbite.
My cat has the same. It makes for a very entertaining scene when she attempts to run on hard surfaces. She very much embodies a cartoon, as she scrambles to gain traction before zooming off; assuming of course that she doesn't topple over as gravity and friction utterly fail her aims.
I guess because I live in the country, I see cats differently. Cats have whiskers on their faces and "whispers" on their paws that make them 1% more stealthy when stalking prey.
I don’t want to seem like a know-it-all, but I think the furriness is to prevent their paw from freezing to the decks of boats as they cross the Atlantic. From the fjords of Norway to the coast of Maine, they were proficient mousers who didn’t want their paws frozen to the ship.
I refer to them as "toe furnishings" in reflection of the name given to fluff that grows from their ears. I think it protects the beans from extremes of temperature and helps prevent them getting stuff caught between the toes.
She lets me rub her belly, for example, a minor miracle according to the Humane Society people who warned sternly against. But reveal the toe floof’s purpose? No, she just mocks us.
(flufftoes, huh) Yeah!
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing, uhuh
(flufftoes, huh) Yeah!
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all!
(flufftoes, huh) Lookout!
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing
Listen to me, awwwww!
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They make very good snowshoes in Canada.
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Her videos are hilarious & adorable; one of the few 100% good things online these days.
Hunting in bedroom slippers.
50% cuter = more treats.
Cats evolving before our eyes.🙂🐱
I have two cats like that. Wouldn’t change a thing, but I do need to sweep more often…
Awwww from here
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing, uhuh
(flufftoes, huh) Yeah!
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all!
(flufftoes, huh) Lookout!
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing
Listen to me, awwwww!
Love it!
toe feathers