Yes, not so long ago I had an angel. His name was Barney. No wings will you see. Some come anonymously. But surely for me he was an angel.
Days slipped into weeks slipped into years and me and my angel lived happily ever after, as the old saying goes. I find myself missing him so very much today.
And so when I came across winged cats, I was astounded. I had never heard of such a thing. much less seen it. I know, I know. You think I've gone off the deep end, huh? Well I've included the pictures here for your perusal. Whether true or a figment of imagination, they are awesome in their own right. 
This is my favorite picture of Barney. It was quite a job for him to maneuver into this window, but once he did it, there was no getting him out of it.
And now for the Angel Cats, or so I would like to call them. According to Wikipedia, there are three causes for wing-like appendages. None of the explanations account for angel status, but I can dream can't I?
One explanation is that it is simply matted fur due to poor grooming.
Secondly, there is a skin condition which causes elastic skin. It's called feline cutaneous asthenia. Winged cats that are due to FCA can often actively move their wings, suggesting the presence of neuromuscular tissue within the wings, which is not present within clumps of matted fur alone.
The third explanation is a form of conjoining or extra limbs. These non-functional or poorly functional extra limbs would be fur-covered and might resemble wings, in which the wings were shown to be supernumerary limbs.
Below you will find incredible pictures of the winged cats. Judge for yourself, and then ask, "Could it possibly be.....?"
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