He's a handsome boy! Beautiful soft grey with the striping on the sides.

Yes, I trim my cat's claws, but not as many to do as for your kitty. Seems like the front claws need it more often than the backs. I'm always careful to get the one up on the front leg (dewclaw?). She's pretty tolerant of it since we've done it since she was a kitten.

A bit of trivia: Do you know Ernest Hemmingway had a polydactyl cat, and there are descendants of that cat still living at the Hemmingway museum?

Yes I read about Ernest Hemmingway,very interesting articles.I do trim the front paws, but was curious if anyone did their back ones. We adopted a brother for him and they are so happy together. I have to post this picture as it is lovable

Very handsome cat you have there!

I have a polydactyl calico, now 21 years old, and I trim all her extra claws, also called dew claws, or to put it another way, those claws that don't contact the ground when she walks. This is important because these extra claws, both front and back, will not get worn down by walking, and will continue to grow right around in a circle back into the pads, if they are not trimmed periodically. I trim my cat's extra claws every month or so. I just take off the very tip of each claw so as not to cut into the quick.

What a gorgeous cat. The back claws need trimmed as well. I don't envy you, having to do the extra claws. ;-)

Thank you spedigrees Wow 21 yrs old,that is awesome.The back claws are perfectly formed.Its the extra 3 on each paw.It is very hard to see the pink inside the nail. So far its ok as he is used to it. Usually the hind feet are not touched but I could give them a slight manicure. He is 2 yrs old and such an acrobatic.

I have to keep up on trimming my cats claws -- or else they will get caught in the carpet or his scratching post (he will howl!).

I only occasionally do the back claws -- strangely enough, he doesn't seem the mind the back claws being handled like he does the front.

My cat's front paws were declawed when I adopted him, but his hind feet need clipping as well. They grow back in about 3 weeks time.

When he jumps onto the back of the leather couch he leaves scratch marks on the leather seat......just saying...

tilou2 - adorable photo.

awww, cute!

I have never trimmed my cats claws, front, back, dew, or polydactyl. I do provide plenty of scratching surfaces though.

They look so happy together and they are both handsome. I trimmed my cat's claws when he was still a kitten. I gave him a food as a treat after trimming. I only cut the white part of the claw since the pink part of a cat's nail is called Quick and it is a sensitive area.

Thank you all for the comments Jordan,Violet,schoolhouse,etc.... I decided to trim the Lynx point back nails as they were way to long. Both cats still slide across the floor it is funny. They do have all sorts of scratching posts all over the house

Normally most cat nails do not need trimming, but in polydactyls and sometimes just very old cats, the nails do need to be trimmed periodically, particularly in polydactyls if there are toes that have nails pointing in slight abnormal directions. These nails are not as easy, or sometimes impossible, to 'knead' on the scratching posts (or furniture) effectively, and they will then not sheath their outer layers normally (this is how cats keep their nails from overgrowing, and staying sharp)... and these unsheathed nails quickly over grow and can even grow full circle right back into the foot/toe. Makes for a very painful condition. So If any nails seem abnormally thick or long, best to trim them regularly. True of very old cats (even non-polydactyl) as well.

Love the photo of the two kitties together. Wow, 26 nails!

I just took our kitty to the vet for a tech appointment for a nail trim. He uses the scratching posts/toys but they still get sharp, and it's a two-person job to do it since he is very large and strong. At least now when he is tapping me in the head in the middle of the night there is not a claw hitting me.

thank you, lzrddr--that's new info and makes sense