cats walk very precisely. unlike most mammals, when cats walk, they use a "pacing" gait (walking style); that is, they move the two legs on one side of the body before the legs on the other side. this trait is shared with camels and giraffes. as a walk speeds up into a trot, a cat's gait will change to be a "diagonal" gait, similar to that of most other mammals: the diagonally opposite hind and forelegs will move at the same time. most cats have five claws on their front paws, and four on their rear paws. on the inside of the front paws there is something which looks like a sixth "finger". this special feature on the inside of the wrists is the carpal pad. the carpal pad is also found on other cats and on dogs.