Two-faced kitten

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I feel so bad for that poor little kitten born with two faces. Her mother rejected her, as cats will do with terribly defective kittens, but some soft-hearted soul rescued her and is nourishing her.

Call me hard-hearted if you will. But I love cats, and therefore I say the only humane thing to do is put her to sleep. Scientists are curious, of course; they're supposed to be. But is that a reason to condemn this poor animal to a miserable life?

 

[Labyrinth]

Who is to say it would be miserable? Being born with two faces is all that kitten knows, it has no idea that it's not normal. As long as it's not suffering I see no reason not to provide it with the chance at a happy life.

 

[milos_mommy]

Is she in pain? Is she severely disabled by having two faces? I haven't seen anything about this...but if that's the only issue which some medical care and extra loving will make it possible for her to live a regular life, why would they put her down?

 

[bubbatd]

just because one is different it shouldn't mean death .

 

[2pups622]

I have heard a lot of animals born like that & all Are completely normal Besides Having 2 faces.

 

[Lilavati]

I'm afraid that most mammals born like that don't make it in the end. If the little one doesn't make it, I hope it doesn't suffer.

 

[Saeleofu]

They can grow up to be healthy.

YouTube - Cat with two faces

 

[Lilavati]

They can grow up to be healthy.

YouTube - Cat with two faces

Wow. That's amazing. And kind of cool.

 

[milos_mommy]

I've seen other animals with two faces survive happily and healthily...I'm not sure if premature death eventually came from consequences, but they were normal other than the two face thing for most of it.

 

[Paige]

If otherwise healthy, why would you put the animal down? I can think of 12 people off the top of my head that would seek out an animal with a deformity such as that and provide it with a loving home because they like the abnormal.

 

[~Jessie~]

If otherwise healthy, why would you put the animal down? I can think of 12 people off the top of my head that would seek out an animal with a deformity such as that and provide it with a loving home because they like the abnormal.

This.

I can't imagine putting a healthy animal down because of an abnormality or defect...

I know that most animals with abnormalities like this get adopted REALLY quickly because of the publicity, and the fact that they tend to pull heart strings even more than a "normal" animal. I'd definitely take an animal with two faces in a heart beat.

 

[Paige]

Exactly. My friend has a cat with two extra toes on each foot, he walks with a titled head and is severely cross eyed. Everyone LOVES him because he is such a character.

 

[Grab]

Assuming that the kitten is able to eat/swallow properly and has no other health issues, I don't see why it cannot live a normal life. Animals don't realize they're different.

Newt has a crooked leg (though hers was from apparent injury before we got her, rather than a birth defect) I can't count how many people ask if I'm going to have the leg amputated. Now, I have no problem with amputated limbs. But, she can use her leg for scratching and as a kickstand...she can't walk on it due to the angle in which it healed, but it causes no pain and is useful to her...why would I put her through needless surgery (and take away a limb that's at least somewhat useful to her) because a stranger doesn't want to look at my dog's crooked leg?

 

[Dagny]

My rescue group once had two kittens that were born a bit deformed (likely inbred). The obvious deformity was a lack of inner eyelids which made them look slightly alien. But they were gorgeous otherwise. I was thinking of adopting one myself. Sadly, neither made it through spay surgery. It is very rare we lose an animal during spay/neuter, but it was determined afterward that something in the central nervous system was also a problem with these poor kittens. Sometimes the outside is only an indicator there is more wrong underneath. I just hope the two-faced kitten doesn't suffer. I'm sure there are more than enough willing homes.