Oregon cat born with two faces

June 17, 2005 10:05 AM

I'd call it Zaphod. A kitten has been born with one brain, one skull, but two faces. Picture here.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (48 comments total)

Weird. I was staring at Drudge when he posted this yesterday, trying to see anything in that picture and not being able to make it out. That enlarged one really sends it home.

I for one welcome our-- ah, fuck it.
posted by xmutex at 10:12 AM on June 17, 2005

I call it "Drudge Report"!
posted by rhizome23 at 10:12 AM on June 17, 2005

I get stranger things than this in my breakfast cereal.
posted by keswick at 10:13 AM on June 17, 2005

See also.
posted by Specklet at 10:15 AM on June 17, 2005

For more info see Feline Medical Curiosities, particularly the page about facial deformities.

(Previously seen on mefi here and here.)
posted by aparrish at 10:16 AM on June 17, 2005

That's not a very intelligent design.
posted by horsewithnoname at 10:22 AM on June 17, 2005

that poor thing.
posted by mcsweetie at 10:23 AM on June 17, 2005

"If she makes it, she should be a perfectly normal and healthy cat. Other than having two faces."

Talk about burying the lede. "She's perfectly normal, except for that massive deformity part."
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 10:28 AM on June 17, 2005

This is, indeed, good news for the insane. Poor kitty, she's wierd looking but cute.
posted by OmieWise at 10:30 AM on June 17, 2005

Does it smoke?
posted by plexiwatt at 10:40 AM on June 17, 2005

Does it smoke?

No, but its mom did.


For more info see Feline Medical Curiosities, particularly the page about facial deformities.

Normally I like looking at anomalies, but some of these kitties freaked me right the fuck out and made me feel sad.
posted by scratch at 10:42 AM on June 17, 2005

Bluetear has been breeding different kinds of animals, starting with dogs, since 1980. Roughly three years ago, she discovered a litter of smaller than normal kittens she calls "miniature cats."

Gemini was born to a miniature mother and a full-size father.

Perhaps I'm being rash, but I think this woman exemplifies the worst type of breeder. Here is an interesting (if somewhat lengthy) synopsis on the ethics of selective breeding.
posted by malocchio at 10:43 AM on June 17, 2005

wow, the poor thing actually manages to look even less endearing than a cat with the normal number of faces.
posted by gurple at 10:46 AM on June 17, 2005

Just submitted to KittenWar.
I really shouldn't have.
posted by bashos_frog at 10:47 AM on June 17, 2005

Zaphod had two entire, separate heads, no? For one head but two faces, maybe Janus would be a better name.
posted by alumshubby at 10:49 AM on June 17, 2005

Ugh. Well, it's a cat. It won't know what a freak it is and it will make maximum use of both mouths (and I presume, sets of teeth) to nip at you if you do the slightest thing it doesn't like.
posted by orange swan at 10:52 AM on June 17, 2005

I'd call it Zaphod.

Best. Link text. Ever.
posted by shmegegge at 10:52 AM on June 17, 2005

At least its owner can find some sad satisfaction in the fact that Gemini can actually beat itself at Kitten War.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 10:55 AM on June 17, 2005

If it has one brain, that's one more brain than Zaphod Beeblebrox.
posted by salmacis at 11:03 AM on June 17, 2005

Poor kitty.
posted by Medieval Maven at 11:09 AM on June 17, 2005

Why am I so totally not surprised this happened in Roseburg?
posted by warbaby at 11:24 AM on June 17, 2005

Mistgeburt perhaps
posted by Smedleyman at 11:28 AM on June 17, 2005

Sorry bashos_frog, missed your comment.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 11:28 AM on June 17, 2005

Haven't we all seen pictures of a two-faced cat before, or am I the only one who has seen large numbers of animal and human deformity photos?
posted by agregoli at 11:31 AM on June 17, 2005

I didn't think it was possible for a kitten to not be cute.

How very, very wrong I was.

(plexiwatt, A+ for you if that's a Transmetropolitan reference!)
posted by schroedinger at 11:33 AM on June 17, 2005

Does it smoke?

That was my first thought. That kitty's going to be leaving dead lizards in Spider Jerusalem's shoes before you know it.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:15 PM on June 17, 2005

Hey, the kitten is from Roseburg, Oregon. It's the town that brought us Aryan Justice.
posted by mullingitover at 12:23 PM on June 17, 2005

If it has one brain, that's one more brain than Zaphod Beeblebrox.

Ahem.
posted by ZaphodB at 12:27 PM on June 17, 2005

One thousand points for the Transmet reference in the comments, negative two points for the crazy mouth-skin in the middle of the heads.
posted by zerolives at 12:32 PM on June 17, 2005

plexiwatt and faint of butt win
posted by jimmy at 12:35 PM on June 17, 2005

Does it smoke?

Is there some humor, besides the absurdity, that I'm missing in that comment?
posted by Citizen Premier at 12:59 PM on June 17, 2005

Citizen Premier:
http://www.innocence.com/transmet/

This is mistgeburt:

posted by Smedleyman at 1:10 PM on June 17, 2005

Mistegeburt catches lizards, smokes, pisses in shoes, etc.
posted by Smedleyman at 1:11 PM on June 17, 2005

How can anyone, in good conscience, breed cats or dogs?
posted by crapulent at 1:11 PM on June 17, 2005

I know, forced cat sex is so wrong.
posted by Citizen Premier at 1:19 PM on June 17, 2005

Smedleyman, I'm guessing Mistgeburt smokes?
posted by Citizen Premier at 1:20 PM on June 17, 2005

aparrish's 'facial deformities' link is perhaps the saddest thing on the internet.
posted by rhapsodie at 1:23 PM on June 17, 2005

Ugh. Did anyone read the story on the same page about the guy who killed himself by super glueing his nose and mouth shut? Deformed kittens and that suicide note...wow, I'm depressed.
posted by crapulent at 1:24 PM on June 17, 2005

Kill it! It it is satan's kitten! The third sign of the coming armageddon and end of days!
posted by TwelveTwo at 1:36 PM on June 17, 2005

All human beings please step away from the animals.
posted by Arqa at 1:58 PM on June 17, 2005

crapulent, where is the story you're talking about?
posted by C17H19NO3 at 2:05 PM on June 17, 2005

"Smedleyman, I'm guessing Mistgeburt smokes?
posted by Citizen Premier at 1:20 PM PST on June 17 [!]"

Citizen Premier, man, I haven't seen a set up like that since vaudeville...

*tempted*
*makes saving throw with a critical save!!*
*resists!*

Yes. He smokes, catches lizards, et. al.

Re:
Mistegeburt catches lizards, smokes, pisses in shoes, etc.
posted by Smedleyman at 1:11 PM PST on June 17 [!]

Metafilter: you can RPG it.
posted by Smedleyman at 2:11 PM on June 17, 2005

Only after sex.

Damn it!

Still, I'd hit it.

'Cause if I did I could say I had sex with a two headed cat.

Did I type this out loud?
posted by Smedleyman at 2:13 PM on June 17, 2005

C17: It's on the second link (azcentral.com) on a side bar at the right side of the page (News as it happens).
posted by crapulent at 2:37 PM on June 17, 2005

Ah, got it. Wow, that's pretty sad.
posted by C17H19NO3 at 3:10 PM on June 17, 2005

Thanks. I needed a good vomit.
posted by bardic at 4:30 PM on June 17, 2005

I hope the kitty gets love.
posted by Snyder at 2:38 AM on June 18, 2005

Damn. I fucked that one up. ::pets deformed kitty::
posted by God Almighty at 4:09 PM on June 18, 2005