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Offline Maik

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Janus cat
« on: Saturday, 06 December, 2014 @ 12:57:09 »
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The world's oldest Janus cat — a feline with two faces — has died.

Frank and Louie, a Guinness World Record holder, passed away at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuft's University in Grafton on Thursday morning at the age of 15 years, owner Martha "Marty" Stevens of Worcester said.

While she is devastated, Ms. Stevens said she knows the cat initially had no chance at all after being brought into the clinic to be put to sleep in September of 1999. Janus cats typically don't live more than a few days and are often rejected by their mothers.

But Frank and Louie — or rather Frank because his side had the esophagus — learned to eat and thrived. The cat rubbed against legs and won over the hearts of many who thought he was difficult to look at. He had two functioning eyes and a center eye, which was blind. Two noses and two mouths but just one brain. All in all, he was a healthy cat, his biggest ordeals having been neutering and the removal of some teeth from Louie's mouth, which had no bottom jaw.

While she's reeling from the unexpected death of Frank and Louie, she said she'd do it all again and would take a Janus cat in if one was in need, though she knows just how rare they are.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20141204/NEWS/312049633/1116

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Offline TonyKath

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Re: Janus cat
« Reply #1 on: Saturday, 06 December, 2014 @ 13:10:38 »
Remarkable story but the pic is a bit disturbing at first.  Glad he/they had a happy life.

Obviously had an impact on you Maik.  You posted it it twice!   :lol:

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Offline Maik

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Re: Janus cat
« Reply #2 on: Saturday, 06 December, 2014 @ 14:01:58 »
Obviously had an impact on you Maik.  You posted it it twice!   :lol:

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Er... that was in case any two-headed cats read GGi  :oops:

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Re: Janus cat
« Reply #3 on: Saturday, 06 December, 2014 @ 14:19:23 »
the pic is a bit disturbing at first.  Glad he/they had a happy life.

Bearing that in mind, here's a vid. Looks like Frank and Louie had a pretty good life  :)