Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Kitten Born With 2 Faces

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:13 PM
Original message
Kitten Born With 2 Faces


http://www.nbc10.com/health/9515335/detail.html
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:16 PM
Response to Original message
1. Must be a Republican kitten.
Can't get any more two-faced than to be a Republican.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:22 PM
Response to Reply #1
7. ALL kitties are democrats
even one with two faces
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:38 PM
Response to Reply #7
14. I guess that explains LIEberman doesn't it?
:shrug:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:18 PM
Response to Original message
2. Another one?
There was one of these not too long ago that I caught at snopes.

It's a rare defect, but I guess with the number of kittens born and the amount of media time available for junk news.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:20 PM
Response to Reply #2
6. I had never seen this before
So far the kitty is healthy
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:47 PM
Response to Reply #2
18. I know this is a silly question
but which mouth does it eat out of? Does all the plumbing inside work?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:53 PM
Response to Reply #18
21. All I can say is poor momma....
Twice the eater.

Since the kitten is so far healthy and it's not very old yet, I think it's going to be a wait and see.

The other one, IIRC, died of something unrelated.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:20 PM
Response to Original message
3. and according to KO, he's now nursing!
Usually they don't survive, wouldn't it be cool if he does. :)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:20 PM
Response to Original message
4. I saw that news report, the poor creature was not eating
And the little kid holding it was squeezing the shit out of it. I give it a couple of days, tops, poor little thing.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
libnnc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:23 PM
Response to Reply #4
8. saw that too...
I caught myself screaming at the kid on the tee-vee. Poor kitty. It's health and prognosis seemed to take a back seat in that story.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 12:53 PM
Response to Reply #4
33. I wanted to smack that brat!
No way should that kid have been handling that tiny kitten. Watching him made me sick.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
hopeisaplace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:20 PM
Response to Original message
5. I have a newspaper cutout from the 70's of the same thing
I think I still have it in my keep-sakes too. :)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:29 PM
Response to Reply #5
9. It started nursing later, according to KO
although he did not specify which mouth.

I thought it was bizarre that all these adults were sitting around allowing a six-year-old boy to be interviewed by a local newscaster about this. Not a single adult seemed to want to go on the camera. They let the little boy do all the talking. Which wasn't very informative, to say the least. Then again, what can you say about a two-faced kitten?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
OnyxCollie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:31 PM
Response to Original message
10. I saw this on the news.
During the story, I was saddened to hear that it wasn't nursing. Afterwards, the talking head man said it had started nursing, and everything was all right.

Having just been blessed with a litter of eight Belgian Sheepdog puppies two days ago, I could empathize.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
smokey nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:35 PM
Response to Reply #10
12. Awwww.......
I'm jealous. Are litters that large common for Belgian Sheepdogs?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
OnyxCollie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:41 PM
Response to Reply #12
16. Um, maybe. I dunno, actually.
This is the second litter my dog has sired (and the first we whelped.) The first litter was four boys and five girls. This litter was six girls and two boys. There was also one stillborn male.:(
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:51 PM
Response to Reply #12
20. Probably.
The German Shepherd we had came from a litter of eight puppies. The breeder said most litters had 6-9 puppies. GSDs are pretty close in size and body type to a Belgian Sheepdog.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
robinlynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:37 PM
Response to Reply #10
13. what a beautiful baby!
I'm in love with your puppy.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Truthiness Inspector Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:48 PM
Response to Reply #10
19. Beautiful babies
And they seem like they are in good care. They may be in good hands but not all animals are so fortunate.

This is probably a bad time to remind everyone to spay/neuter your pets, but I'm going to do it anyway. All of my animals are rescues, because some jackass wanted to experience the "joy of birth" not realizing that that joy is often the "joy of euthanasia" or people like me taking in the unwanted "joys" that get dumped off.

I hope the kitten in question survives, and I would take this cat into my home in a heartbeat.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 11:38 AM
Response to Reply #10
29. OMG, that is the cutest picture....
That I've seen in a loooong time :)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:32 PM
Response to Original message
11. Aw, poor kitty. Did his mother smoke when she was pregnant?
All kidding aside, I hope the poor thing gets some good care for as long as he's alive.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:40 PM
Response to Original message
15. Nothing like getting mauled....no wonder it wouldnt eat
Edited on Thu Jul-13-06 11:40 PM by Roxy66
Sorry, I watched the entire video earlier today on CNN and that little boy was mauling the poor thing...The mom should have stepped in and taken care of it....instead of a 4 or 5 yr old
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 07:26 AM
Response to Reply #15
25. That's exactly what I thought. I wanted to strangle the kid.
If I had money I'd offer a bundle for that kitty just to get it away from that kid.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Marie26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-13-06 11:42 PM
Response to Original message
17. Poor little thing. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Nomad559 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 12:00 AM
Response to Original message
22. Direct link to video
Kitten born with two faces

:)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 01:22 AM
Response to Original message
23. what a beautiful
kitten, I dunno about you all but a two faced kitten is still a kitten still a god in fur to me. I'd name him Janus.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 12:55 PM
Response to Reply #23
34. I read in another article that the kitten's name is Gemini. eom
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 05:50 AM
Response to Original message
24. I'd name the kitty Janus to celebrate its uniqueness. n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 07:32 AM
Response to Original message
26. I think this is sad
apparently the birthing process was in jeopardy, how can that kitten survive? this is worse than a siamese twin birth at least surgery can be done.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tenshi816 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 08:06 AM
Response to Original message
27. This happened last year too,
Edited on Fri Jul-14-06 08:11 AM by tenshi816
in Florida: http://www.wlky.com/family/4268157/detail.html

The end timers will probably see it as yet another sign.

Edited to add that it happened in Oregon last year too: http://www.newsreview.info/article/20050616/NEWS/50616015

Must not be as rare as people think.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 11:26 AM
Response to Original message
28. That's scary looking!
:scared:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 11:43 AM
Response to Original message
30. If it's a girl they'll call her Janice.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 11:44 AM
Response to Original message
31. Great, a cat who can ignore you twice as much.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 12:47 PM
Response to Original message
32. And I thought only humans were two-faced...
:wow:

Poor kitty.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May 03rd 2024, 08:40 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC