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Nevilledog

(51,055 posts) Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:38 PM Mar 2022

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My kingdom for an opposable thumb!

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My kingdom for an opposable thumb! (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2022 OP

Poor thing must be declawed... otherwise it would be a cinch... hlthe2b Mar 2022 #1

That's what I thought - poor cat and cruel, abusive owners nt csziggy Mar 2022 #3

You might be right. grumpyduck Mar 2022 #4

One of my cats does stuff like this and she has her claws. Nevilledog Mar 2022 #7

It's funny, if you look at a cat paw's skeleton, grumpyduck Mar 2022 #2

Yes, it would be very bad for mankind! csziggy Mar 2022 #5

That's hilarious grumpyduck Mar 2022 #6

Cravendale did a whole series of Cats With Thumbs ads csziggy Mar 2022 #8

hlthe2b

(102,188 posts)

1. Poor thing must be declawed... otherwise it would be a cinch...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:42 PM

Mar 2022

awww...

csziggy

(34,133 posts)

3. That's what I thought - poor cat and cruel, abusive owners nt

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:45 PM

Mar 2022

grumpyduck

(6,231 posts)

4. You might be right.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:45 PM

Mar 2022

Poor thing.

Nevilledog

(51,055 posts)

7. One of my cats does stuff like this and she has her claws.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:51 PM

Mar 2022

Usually she gives up and just uses her teeth to pick stuff up.

grumpyduck

(6,231 posts)

2. It's funny, if you look at a cat paw's skeleton,

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:44 PM

Mar 2022

their "thumb" is just where ours is, and it's even facing the correct way. But it's not long enough.

Heaven help us if they figure out how to use it.

csziggy

(34,133 posts)

5. Yes, it would be very bad for mankind!

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:46 PM

Mar 2022

grumpyduck

(6,231 posts)

6. That's hilarious

Reply to csziggy (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:50 PM

Mar 2022

and scary. 😂

csziggy

(34,133 posts)

8. Cravendale did a whole series of Cats With Thumbs ads

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:51 PM

Mar 2022

They are all hilarious and well worth looking for on YouTube.

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