Comments on: Paws for thought: Cats found to be left or right handed

By: Catwoman=^..^=

Catwoman=^..^= — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I have a female cat and I’m pretty sure that she’s left handed. I noticed this a couple of years ago. The way I see it; If you have two hands (paws) it would only seem logical that, no matter who you are, it’s more than likely that you are going to favor one over the other.
The article only comfirms what I’ve always known. Thanks for the read!
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija (my furangel)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi,
I know studies have been done on many animals, even fish and water mammals, possibly even birds and left or right pawedness, handedness or whatever as well as ambidexterity in certain individuals has been found in all species studied. I know our dogs and cats all show either left paw or right paw use (we have nine cats and 3 dogs).

By: Sally Roberts

Sally Roberts — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Miss Kitty is left handed. She sticks her left paw up the auto-feeder to pull food out of the reservoir…when the feeder turns on, she’s already scooped out her portion….And so she starts all over again. She also opens the screen door with her left paw….until we tightened the tension. Do you suppose those folks doing the study were all right handed, female cat owners….? We haven’t figured out our female Boston Terrier yet. We’ll start to observe which paw she uses to flip her empty dish over to indicate that it is time for dinner. And horses have preferred leads….

The things we study to create affinity…..

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

My 13 yr. old female kitty swatted my new puppy in his right eye with her left paw. She always taps my right cheek with her left paw to get petted or to get my attention, never the right. My daughter is lefthanded and was born on August 13th–pleased me no end. Lefties in my family are almost half the population. Most of the important tools in my house are lefties-scissors, wine opener, tape measures, etc. Thanks to lefty dad.

By: Jenni Miniaci

Jenni Miniaci — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hello, I too am here to crush, or at least argue, the study of whether toms being lefties and females being righties, I am a left handed female with a left pawed female cat. I first noticed this 6 years ago when Stinker jumped on the bathroom sink and swatted at running water with her left paw. But, I also have two right handed children, one girl and one son. Lefties rule though! The articles are very interesting and fun to read. Hey, are the people getting paid to do the research lefties? I qualify for that.

By: Helen Fleming

Helen Fleming — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi,
My cat is a beautiful Tortoisshell, she is a ‘lefty’! Just like me! So it’s not true about Tom cat’s are all left pawed, and Female’s are all Right pawed. (just to put the record straight.
Helen

By: Sandi

Sandi — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

And why won’t cats be right or left pawed??–my cat is left pawed, just like her human mom!

By: kate

kate — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Having had cats most of my life I’ve always known that cats could be left or right pawed. Like humans they can, when needed learn to use their other paw. I had an odd eyed white persian who used to open the cupboard where the cat food was stored with her right paw. In danger of having a house full of very over weight cats, I moved the food to a cupboard requiring the left paw to be used. It took her a few days, but she did learn to open that cupboard too. I also have a tom cat who is missing his left paw and copes very well.

By: Belinda Johnson

Belinda Johnson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I found this article really interesting as I’m a big fan of our feline friends. I’m going to experiment with Rosie, my 15 year old rescue cat now I’ve rad this! I am a volunteer “cat cuddler” at the Cats Protection NCAC, so I’ll also be observing the kitties who are awaiting new homes and seeing if those statistics are true!

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By: Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Our cat Xena was born with a deformed left paw. It looks like its broken in two places, and lays almost limp.

But when she wants to smack the other cats, she does not use her good right paw…she swings her limp left paw at them and smacks them good.

Along with my son and myself…I believe she belongs to the ranks of the lefties…gooo xena!