Kitten with two face born in Perth
Seeing double ... the two-faced kitten born in Perth
eats with one mouth while meowing out of two / Matthew Poon
THE rare two-faced kitten born in Midvale on Wednesday, which captured the world's attention, has died.
The kitten, which was being kept at its owner's home with its mother and two siblings, died late yesterday afternoon as a result of its deformity.
Our story and picture about the mutant moggy made international and national headlines.
Major news websites across the world, television news stations and international newspapers picked up the story and picture by photographer Matthew Poon about the cute little creature that first appeared on inmycommunity.com.au.
It has created interest in the UK, Poland, Sweden, the US, Thailand, Germany and New Zealand.
The kitten ate out of just one mouth because of a cleft palate but both mouths meowed simultaneously.
Most readers from inmycommunity.com.au labelled the unique moggy “adorable” and “cute” with some expressing concern about the quality of the kitten’s life.
Its Mundaring owner planned to keep the kitten and is thinking of calling it either Mr Men or Quasi Modo.
But names such as Janus, after the two-faced Greek god, and Kitu, for a kitten in two, seemed to sit better with website readers. Ditto has also been a popular suggestion.
A KITTEN with two faces that meows out of both mouths at the same time has been born in Perth.
The kitten was delivered in a vet's surgery after its mother had complications with the birth.
The two-faced feline was one of three in a litter and appears to be doing well.
It hasn't got a name yet, but the owner is thinking of calling it Quasi Modo, according to local news website inmycommunity.com.au.
Veterinarian George Huber and nurse Louisa Burgess delivered the kitten.
Ms Burgess said that in her 12-year career she had never seen a two-faced cat.
“I have seen cats with two tails and extra legs, but not this,” she said.
“It has a full tummy and it survived the night so that is a good sign. It seems content, it meows and purrs."
The kitten, which was being kept at its owner's home with its mother and two siblings, died late yesterday afternoon as a result of its deformity.
Our story and picture about the mutant moggy made international and national headlines.
Major news websites across the world, television news stations and international newspapers picked up the story and picture by photographer Matthew Poon about the cute little creature that first appeared on inmycommunity.com.au.
It has created interest in the UK, Poland, Sweden, the US, Thailand, Germany and New Zealand.
The kitten ate out of just one mouth because of a cleft palate but both mouths meowed simultaneously.
Most readers from inmycommunity.com.au labelled the unique moggy “adorable” and “cute” with some expressing concern about the quality of the kitten’s life.
Its Mundaring owner planned to keep the kitten and is thinking of calling it either Mr Men or Quasi Modo.
But names such as Janus, after the two-faced Greek god, and Kitu, for a kitten in two, seemed to sit better with website readers. Ditto has also been a popular suggestion.
A KITTEN with two faces that meows out of both mouths at the same time has been born in Perth.
The kitten was delivered in a vet's surgery after its mother had complications with the birth.
The two-faced feline was one of three in a litter and appears to be doing well.
It hasn't got a name yet, but the owner is thinking of calling it Quasi Modo, according to local news website inmycommunity.com.au.
Veterinarian George Huber and nurse Louisa Burgess delivered the kitten.
Ms Burgess said that in her 12-year career she had never seen a two-faced cat.
“I have seen cats with two tails and extra legs, but not this,” she said.
“It has a full tummy and it survived the night so that is a good sign. It seems content, it meows and purrs."
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