Phantom Leg?

[Cometina]

I was wondering if it is common for cats that were supposedly born with missing limbs to still try scratching (phantom leg) with their missing leg? A friend adopted a brother and sister that were apparently born this way.

[critters]

My Tripod has been known to do it; her arm was amputated at 2 MO, and she's now 15-16. My Lefty is a stumpy, and he uses his stump as his clobber club.

[Cometina]

But they were amputated, if born this way I wonder if it's common?

[critters]

Lefty's arm is, well, largely missing from about his mid forearm, but it's from birth.

[Cometina]

What do u mean Clobber Club. I just find it strange that both our handicapped
Kitties try to scratch with missing limbs. I

[critters]

He mostly uses it to clobber siblings that annoy him.