cyclops kitten

Best place for it is at Rainbow Bridge where it can be a proper kitten.]]

Agreed. If the ONLY difference between this kitten and "normal" ones (for
lack of a better word) was the fact that it had one eye, I think it
would've survived just fine. Gosh knows we have plenty of people posting
here whose cats have only one eye.

But if the poor kitty died the day after it was born, goodness knows what
other physical problems it had. Poor thing. I hope it didn't suffer.

Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link:

Poor little thing.
-L.

sriddles...

Yes, poor thing. It's like those two separate pictures that we all saw
a while back,
of the kitten born with two faces. Genetics can be cruel. Makes you
*really hope*
the mother gets spayed.

cybercat...

Isn't there a train wreck somewhere that you and
Lyn could enjoy? You could pack a low-fat, heart
healthy picnic.

badwilson...

Ugh, I shouldn't have clicked. I was warned and still clicked on it.
Things like this seriously disturb me :-(

Magic Mood Jeep©...

I wonder about the authenticity of this - a kitten born with it's eye *OPEN*
like that? Weird.

-L....

I think the lids were underdeveloped. It's just sad. I have never
seen any animal born as a cyclops.
-L.

jmcquown...

Apparently the ancient Greeks saw something similar, otherwise where would
the legend have come from?

-L....

I was thinking about that as well. I can't imagine a human cyclops
surviving. The poor little kitty had no nose, either. :(
-L.

jmcquown...

I was napping on the couch with Persia (thunderstorms and all!) and she was
snoring through her little black nose. I thought about the cyclops kitten
not having a nose and thankful that Persia had a nose to snore through.

rrb...

If it is a legit photo I am glad the kitten didn't live long I hope it
didn't suffer. But I personally think the photo is a fake. If the kitten
had a normal sized - or more normal sized eye - I would believe it more.
You'd be surprised what can be done with photo editing software now.

Hans Schrøder...

According to Associated Press, it's definitely not a fake. They have been
examining the memory card from the camera, and found the pictures are real.

Read more about the pictures, and what this condition is called here:

or here (same link, shorter address):

Helen Miles...

Best place for it is at Rainbow Bridge where it can be a proper kitten.

Helen M

-L....

Oh, ITA. I hope it didn't suffer.
-L.