It might not have shocked a dog person, but when this two-faced cat was born its owner almost dropped it in shock. Vets told the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, that Lil’Bit – as in “A little bit of love” – probably would not survive. But the 47-year-old from Arizona was determined that the odd arrival, although ill, should not be put to sleep. “I started feeding him every 15 minutes from an eye-dropper,” she said. “I fed him like that for two or three months before starting him on proper cat food.” Vets believe the cat, which has two mouths, two noses and four eyes, may have two brains, as one face can go to sleep while the other remains awake and it can blink independently on each one.

“When he purrs it is like he is purring in stereo,” the cat’s owner said.