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Another kitten with 2 faces
2 faced kitten called Gemini born in Roseberg, Oregon on Sunday 12th
June. I'm not sure if it's simply being reported more often or it is happening more often due to environmental toxins or inbreeding. In this case the owner claims to be breeding miniature cats, not sure if it's a genetically sound breeding program or not, but there's an advertisement for her cats woven into the story of Gemini. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...a195752D37.DTL http://www.oregonnews.com/article/20.../NEWS/50616015 And background information on the condition in general (some of the images lower down that page are medical rather than cute) http://www.messybeast.com/freak-face.htm Gemini was born Sunday with two mouths, two tongues, two noses and four eyes. "I kind of feel sorry for her, because I can't know for a fact if she's going to live or die," its owner, Lee Bluetear of Glide, told the (Roseburg) News-Review. "If she makes it, she should be a perfectly normal and healthy cat. Other than having two faces." Roseburg veterinarian Alan Ross, who examined the kitten on Tuesday, said he can't estimate the kitten's life span. He said when he first saw the kitten, he wouldn't have given her more than a 10 percent chance of survival. (He hasn't seen the kitten since then so there's no definite information on its health) Bluetear, 40, said Gemini is much stronger and drinking more milk than in its first few days. Ross said that if the kitten does survive, it might need surgery to remove the extra tissue in between its two mouths. 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." (another miniature cat "breeder" planning to sell them over the internet) |
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There is nothing that chaps my ass more than seeing ignorant people
like this woman thinking she is going to make money selling cats over the internet. I feel terrible for this kitten being born with such a debilitating deformity. I can only hope that this kitten passes peacefully, and does not become a medical novelty to be poked and prodded. |
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:44:12 -0700, n7uqa91 wrote:
There is nothing that chaps my ass more than seeing ignorant people like this woman thinking she is going to make money selling cats over the internet. I feel terrible for this kitten being born with such a debilitating deformity. I can only hope that this kitten passes peacefully, and does not become a medical novelty to be poked and prodded. Purrs that your wish is granted -- I join you in wishing this. MLB |
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mlbriggs wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:44:12 -0700, n7uqa91 wrote: There is nothing that chaps my ass more than seeing ignorant people like this woman thinking she is going to make money selling cats over the internet. I feel terrible for this kitten being born with such a debilitating deformity. I can only hope that this kitten passes peacefully, and does not become a medical novelty to be poked and prodded. Purrs that your wish is granted -- I join you in wishing this. Gemini died aged 4 days. She was probably already dying when the story was in the news, but the Gemini phenomenon was being used to publicise Bluetear's "breeding" program. |
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:47:16 -0700, moggycat wrote:
mlbriggs wrote: On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:44:12 -0700, n7uqa91 wrote: There is nothing that chaps my ass more than seeing ignorant people like this woman thinking she is going to make money selling cats over the internet. I feel terrible for this kitten being born with such a debilitating deformity. I can only hope that this kitten passes peacefully, and does not become a medical novelty to be poked and prodded. Purrs that your wish is granted -- I join you in wishing this. Gemini died aged 4 days. She was probably already dying when the story was in the news, but the Gemini phenomenon was being used to publicise Bluetear's "breeding" program. Let us hope (purr) that they go out of business. MLB |
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