# Two-Legged Cat

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 13, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210 "2013-02-13T20:19:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210/1 "2013-02-13T20:19:08Z")

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> **[Cat with Only Two Right Legs Inspires the Web](https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/cat-only-two-legs-inspires-185907909.html)**
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> Meet Caffrey, the two-legged cat. The black Persian lost his left hind leg 10 years ago after being run over by a car. His left front paw was badly damaged, and his owner, Sue Greaves, paid nearly $5,500 for the surgery to save his left front leg....

Reminds me of the two-legged dog James Herriott wrote about in one of his books, and the one Grant Kendall described in his book

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210/2 "2013-02-13T21:19:13Z")

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Hey I have only 2 legs and nobody’s writing no articles about me! Where’s my prize? 😉

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210/3 "2013-02-13T21:33:27Z")

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Can you lick yourself all over, like a cat (or a dog)? Doesn’t count unless you can.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-legged-cat/650210/4 "2013-02-14T00:46:32Z")

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Animals have such amazing adaptability. That cat gets around so well. Good for him. 😉

The owner needs to brush its fur. The cat’s fur is so matted looking.