Saturday 24th January 2009 06:54:40 PM
 A two-faced kitten born in Western Australia yesterday is still in good health this morning, amid rumours its tale has been snapped up exclusively by Today Tonight.
The kitten was being closely monitored after its birth, but was back in the care of its owner this morning, a spokeswoman for Swan Veterinary Clinic said.
The kitten was "still alive and going well'', she said.
The kitten's mother was taken to the Swan Veterinary Clinic after suffering complications while in labour.
Community Newspapers photographer Matthew Poon happened to be at the vets for an unrelated visit and snapped the amazing images of the kitten.
There were three kittens born in the litter, but just one was left with such a unique deformity.
The kitten eats out of just one mouth because of a cleft palate, but both mouths meow simultaneously.
The kitten has made international news, its birth being reported by Fox News in the US, and by UK newspapers The Times and The Telegraph.
But despite the world's intense interest in the kitten, little information about it was being released, with rumours its tale has been snapped up exclusively by television show Today Tonight.
A spokeswoman for the program in Western Australia confirmed it was doing a story tonight, but would not say if an exclusive arrangement was in place with the kitten's owner.
It was not yet known if the program would air on Today Tonight nationwide.
Louisa Burgess, a veterinary nurse who helped deliver the kitten, told InMyCommunity.com.au that she had never seen such an unusual animal in her 12-year career.
¡§I have seen cats with two tails and extra legs, but not this,¡¨ she said.
Ms Burgess said the cat appeared healthy, but it would be closely monitored over the next few days.
¡§It has a full tummy and it survived the night so that is a good sign,¡¨ she said. ¡§It seems content, it meows and purrs.
¡§This is the result of a congenital deformity. Something has gone wrong in the early embryonic development.¡¨
Earlier this year, two-faced kittens were reportedly also born in Texas and Ohio in the US.
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