Two-faced kitten born in Australia

It could be a case of two heads are better than one after a mutant moggy with two faces was born in Midvale on Wednesday. The kitten’s owner and a veterinarian had to do a double-take when the rare kitten came into the world at Swan Veterinary Clinic after its mother suffered complications during birth.

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

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.



Ms Burgess said the cat appeared healthy. “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.”

The kitten was one of three in the litter - its siblings were born without any deformities. Its owner plans to keep the kitten and is thinking of calling it either Mr Men or Quasi Modo.

There are more photos here.