Can a Cat’s Dominant Paw Reveal Its Gender? 🐾

Have you ever noticed that your cat always uses one paw first when swiping, stepping, or grabbing? 🐱✋
Well, guess what? Studies show that a cat’s dominant paw might be linked to its gender! 😲

🐾 Cats Have a Preferred Paw—Just Like Humans!

Just like humans being left-handed or right-handed, cats also have a dominant paw.
But here’s the interesting part—scientists found that a cat’s paw preference depends on its gender!

📌 Male cats tend to be left-pawed 🐾
📌 Female cats prefer their right paw 🐾

A study from Queen’s University Belfast observed 44 pet cats (24 females, 20 males).
They watched how these cats walked down stairs, stepped into their litter boxes, and reached for food.

✔ 76% of male cats favored their left paw 🐾
✔ 67% of female cats preferred their right paw 🐾

Pretty fascinating, right?! 🤯

🐾 How to Test Your Cat’s Dominant Paw

Want to find out whether your cat is a lefty or a righty? Try these fun tests!

✅ Test 1: Watch Their First Step 🏃‍♂🐾
When your cat goes down the stairs, which paw steps first? Left or right?

✅ Test 2: The Treat Challenge 🍗
Place a treat inside a small box. Which paw does your cat use to try and get it out?

✅ Test 3: Litter Box Check 🏡
When stepping into the litter box, does your cat lead with the left or right paw?

If your male cat is right-pawed or your female cat is left-pawed, congratulations! You have a rare exception! 😆

🐾 Why Does Gender Affect Paw Preference?

It all comes down to how their brains work!

📌 Male cats tend to have a more active left brain, so they favor their left paw.
📌 Female cats rely more on their right brain, making them right-pawed.

Interestingly, similar trends have been found in dogs, birds, and even humans! 🧠✨

🐱 Is Your Cat Left-Pawed or Right-Pawed?

Try the test and let us know in the comments! 🐾💬