Meet Hoodsie - the newest addition to the insane cat posse.
There are three other photos of him at my Flickr site. He wasn't too thrilled with my interruption of his evening nap with the camera.
But I did want to get first pictures of what he looks like - we're adding yet another cat fur color to the menagerie - and also to show off the amazing feet that just fascinate me every time I look at him.
See - with the exception of Elly, who has little back dew claws that make her a very rare form of polydactyl cat (usually the back paws are only affected if the front paws are), I've never had a multi-toed cat. Even Elly's extra toes aren't really visible unless you look closely - her dew claws are tiny. They're full toes - complete with a paw pad and all, but they don't touch the ground, and they're so small that they blend in with the rest of her fur.
And then Hoodsie comes along, who is insanely polydactyl. The boy has lots and lots of toes. Two extra on every foot. Three extra on one back foot. True Hemingway Cat here (and I absolutely adore that term... very literary and distinguished).
In any case, he's doing fine. He was extremely vocal tonight about being in the sunroom (he's tired of it and wants to explore), but we took turns petting him. He was very appreciative of his evening can of food, and now seems to have settled down for another nap.
All is well. And we're still crazy. But yeah, I know we did the right thing.
ETA: Kim pointed out that I hadn't exactly mentioned how we named Hoodsie. (I forget this... because we've explained it in person to so many people)...
Hoodsie is named because he comes from the neighborhood (aka 'hood), and the name just kinda stuck. He also is a chunky cat, suggesting that he's eating too many Hoodsie Pops and Hoodsie Cups. (Hood is a local dairy brand here in New England, and "Hoodsie" is the common name for any ice cream cups served with a wooden stick).
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