Some people say that Maine Coons have double paws. Maybe you think this is because they have larger paws than other cats. But when people say “double paw,” they’re actually referring to the polydactyl trait. With polydactyl paws, a cat has six or more digits (as opposed to four or five) on one or more of its paws. Not all Maine Coons are polydactyl (or have “double paws”). Polydactyl paws are caused by a mutated gene. They can show up in any breed of cat, but they’re more likely to occur in the Maine Coon breed.