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MariaA said:
on October 13, 2009 12:53 AM ET

I recently read an article about cats that were left or right pawed.  But I don't remember where I

read it or whether a female used her left paw or right paw.  Can anyone help me?

I have watched my 2 female cats and when playing they both seem to use their left paw, most

of the time, but then the next time they are using their right paw first.

 

 

 
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prisonnurse06
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prisonnurse06 said:
on October 14, 2009 10:04 AM ET

I have never given it much thought about which paw a cat uses, until I read your note, and started to thinking about Lancelot, and when you throw a ball at him, the left paw is usually the one he hits it with. But I have also seen him uses both paws, when he is hitting it back and fore. Maybe cats at like us human, where we have a tendency to use the hand that seems natural. In my case it is my left hand. Have a nice day.


lucinablue
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lucinablue said:
on October 13, 2009 02:07 AM ET

Here's a link to one article.  I don't know if it's the one you read.  I have two females, one of which favors the left paw and one the right paw.

 

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17510-is-your-cat-left-or-right-pawed.html