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Arden Moore
America's Pet Edu-Tainer
Pet expert and best-selling author

Meet the Hemingway Cats with
Oh Behave Show Host Arden Moore

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Ernest Hemingway...................................................

Have portable mike, must travel. Join Oh Behave Show host Arden Moore on an exclusive personal tour of the famous Hemingway House in Key West, Florida. Learn about the polydactyl (multi-toed) cats who freely roam this compound once owned by the famous author, Ernest Hemingway. Arden gets catty – in a cool way – so tune in today!

Questions or Comments? Send them to: arden@petliferadio.com.

Hemingway Cats on Pet Life Radio

Welcome to the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum web site. Located at 907 Whitehead Street and nestled in the heart of Old Town Key West, this unique property was home to one of America's most honored and respected authors.

Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote here for more than ten years. Calling Key West home, he found solace and great physical challenge in the turquoise waters that surround this tiny island.

Tour	Adult	Child	(5 and under)
General Admission	$13	$6	Free
Group Rates	$10.50	$6	Free

Rates and Hours of Operation 9am-5pm, 365 days a year
Group rates are eligible for groups with 12 or more guests.
For Further Information: Contact: Jacque Sands, General Manager at (305) 294-1136

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is home to approximately 40-50 polydactyl (six-toed) cats. Cats normally have five front toes and four back toes. About half of the cats at the museum have the physical polydactyl trait but they all carry the polydactyl gene in their DNA, which means that the ones that have 4 and 5 toes can still mother or father six-toed kittens. Most cats have extra toes on their front feet and sometimes on their back feet as well. Sometimes it looks as if they are wearing mittens because they appear to have a thumb on their paw.

Ernest Hemingway was given a white six-toed cat by a ship's captain and some of the cats who live on the museum grounds are descendants of that original cat, named Snowball. Key West is a small island and it is possible that many of the cats on the island are related. The polydactyl cats are not a particular breed. The trait can appear in any breed, Calicos, Tabbies, Tortoise Shell. White, Black, etc. They vary in shapes, sizes, colors and personalities.

Routine procedures such as ear mite treatment, flea spraying, and worming are performed here at the museum by our Veterinarian, Dr. Edie Clark. Dr Clark also administers annual vaccinations, and performs routine animal health maintenance.

Recently, the Pfizer Company has come forward to provide us with RevolutionÂ® for our cats to protect them from heartworms, fleas and other harmful parasites.

Hemingway named all of his cats after famous people so we follow that same tradition today. Cats are capable of learning and responding to their names, particularly if they have an affectionate relationship with the person who calls them

Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum