Janus Cats…
– -They are not Photoshopped or the product of trick photography; meet Frank (left) and Louie (right), the world’s longest surviving Janus cat. Named for the figure in Roman mythology with two faces on one head, Janus cats seldom survive due to congenital defects that include cleft palate, often causing the afflicted animal to starve or choke to death. Frank and Louie, however, beat the odds handsomely, using only one mouth to feed and making it to the ripe old feline age of 12 years.
Originally taken by his breeder to be euthanized at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Frank and Louie were instead adopted by a worker there, and have fared well since. Residing in Worcester, Mass. the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat boasts two faces, two mouths, two noses, and three eyes, and is a friendly soul who walks on a leash and loves car rides…
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FOXSYLVANIA 
October 7, 2011 at 6:15 pm
How about that? Blue-point Siamese twins.*
*Watch me get hate-mail, from professional Siamese breeders, for that one.
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October 8, 2011 at 12:32 am
We’ll grant you sanctuary at “Foxsylvania!”
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