World of the Bizarre

6-legged cat found in Edmonton, Canada becomes a local celebrity

By T.K. Randall
May 28, 2025

Image: Domestic Cat (illustrative)
Credit: Lau20fe / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) The six-legged cat originally came to the attention of Edmonton-based cat rescue Furget Me Not when a member of the public sent an email to report seeing the stray feline prowling the area.

Christine Koltun - the organization's founder and executive director - initially couldn't believe it.

"There's no way that there's a cat with extra legs," she said. "Cats only have four legs."

"Then I got the pictures and went, 'Oh, my God! This cat has extra legs.'"

After bringing the cat home, it soon became apparent that Bitsy (named after Itsy-Bitsy Spider) must have absorbed one of her littermates while still in the womb, resulting in two extra legs and a second pelvis."I had a little bit of a cry when I first brought her in," said Koltun. "Because it was just so overwhelming thinking, 'Where is this going to take us? Will we be able to help her? Will we be able to fix this?'"

Fortunately, veterinarians at Windermere Veterinary Hospital were ultimately able to significantly improve the cat's quality of life by surgically removing three of her limbs.

"Within less than a day, Bitsy was up using the litterbox, drinking the water all by herself," said Koltun.

"So we really couldn't have asked for a better outcome."

You can check out some pictures and footage from Bitsy's journey below.


Source: CBC.ca

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