Cats do have a paw preference, just like humans. Researchers have conducted several studies regarding cat paw preferences and report different numbers of right- and left-pawed cats. Some studies suggest up to 39 percent of cats prefer their right paw and and 28.3 percent prefer the left. Two studies report up to 51.5 percent of cats prefer their right paw and 40.4 percent are left-pawed. While researchers don't agree on the right vs. left paw split, they do on the dominant paw issue.