****** Frank and Louie, a cat with two faces *******
Frank and Louie, a cat with two faces! He’s not two conjoined
twins, he is a single cat with two faces.
The condition is called
“Diprosopus” and Frank and Louie is the oldest known surviving cat who
suffers from it.
"Diprosopus" is caused by a malfunction in development in the sonic hedgehog protein (yes, that’s a real protein).
Frank and Louie - 'Frankenlouie' -
was brought to Tuffs University in North Grafton by a breeder in
September 1999 to be euthanized.
Known as a Janus cat, named for a Roman god with two faces, broke a Guinness World Record in 2012 as the oldest surviving Janus cat.
Frank and Louie does not seem bothered by his condition and has developed a very friendly personality.
While blind in his center eye, both his outer eyes worked fine, and while he had two noses and mouths, he had only one brain.
'Frankenlouie', the world's oldest Janus cat - a feline with two faces - died at the age of 15 on Thursday December 4, 2014.
The cat's owner, Marty Stevens, said veterinarians believe the cause of death was cancer.
The breed is known for its soft and silky fur, docile temperament and penchant for relaxing in a person’s arms like a rag doll.
