The Harvey Dent of kitties

[ElsewheresDaughter]

A two-headed kitten born in Perth yesterday has left local vets baffled.

The kitten's mother was taken to the Swan Veterinary Clinic in Midvale after suffering complications while in labour.

Community Newspapers photographer Matthew Poon happened to be at the vets for an unrelated visit and snapped the amazing images of the kitten.

There were three kittens born in the litter, but just one was left with such a unique deformity.

The kitten eats out of just one mouth because of a cleft palate, but both mouths meow simultaneously.

Louisa Burgess, a veterinary nurse who helped deliver the kitten, told InMyCommunity.com.au that she had never seen such an unusual animal in her 12-year career.

"I have seen cats with two tails and extra legs, but not this," she said.

Ms Burgess said the cat appeared healthy, but it would be closely monitored over the next few days.

"It has a full tummy and it survived the night so that is a good sign," she said. "It seems content, it meows and purrs.

"This is the result of a congenital deformity. Something has gone wrong in the early embryonic development."

[NMDemDist2]

1. only one brain but 4 eyes

I wonder how it will do??

it's actually a sweet looking kitteh isn't it?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

3. yes it is a sweet looking kitteh

[applegrove]

4. Yes. Kittens are kittens. Always cute.

[TX Screwball]

2. Poor little critter.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. Maybe it's just shaking its head really fast.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. LOL

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Cool cats...

[elshiva]

7. It's more of something between Harvey Dent and Zaphod Beeblebrox.

Best wishes for the kitten. Very cute.

[Duppers]

8. the poor baby has died

Perth's two-faced kitten loses its battle
John Chan and Claire Kelly | November 22, 2008

The Perth kitten which made international headlines this week because it was born with two faces, has reportedly died overnight.

The three-day-old male kitten died after asphyxiating on fluid in its lungs.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/11/20/1226770682200.html

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

9. Aww.

Poor little guy. :cry:

[Kat45]

10. Oh, poor kitteh.

:cry:

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Sad ending....