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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2006cyclops kitten
Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1778/im:/060109/480/nyet27501091906;_ylt=AtTBM_E D8kXtPa.AoomQ_MViWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20- Poor little thing. -L. > Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: > > http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1778/im:/060109/480/nyet27501091906;_ylt=AtTBM_E D8kXtPa.AoomQ_MViWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20- > > Poor little thing. > -L. Ugh, I shouldn't have clicked. I was warned and still clicked on it. Things like this seriously disturb me :-(  SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Ugh, I shouldn't have clicked. I was warned and still clicked on it. >Things like this seriously disturb me :-( It is a bit disturbing. It was in the top three most emailed pictures for a while on Yahoo, so it showed up unbidden on my MyYahoo page, eek! You hate to see a kitten born without much of a chance. >> Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I wonder about the authenticity of this - a kitten born with it's eye *OPEN* like that? Weird. > I wonder about the authenticity of this - a kitten born with it's eye *OPEN* > like that? Weird. I think the lids were underdeveloped. It's just sad. I have never seen any animal born as a cyclops. -L. >> I wonder about the authenticity of this - a kitten born with it's >> eye *OPEN* like that? Weird. > > I think the lids were underdeveloped. It's just sad. I have never > seen any animal born as a cyclops. > -L. Apparently the ancient Greeks saw something similar, otherwise where would the legend have come from? Jill > Apparently the ancient Greeks saw something similar, otherwise where would > the legend have come from? > > Jill I was thinking about that as well. I can't imagine a human cyclops surviving. The poor little kitty had no nose, either. :( -L. >> Apparently the ancient Greeks saw something similar, otherwise where >> would the legend have come from? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > surviving. The poor little kitty had no nose, either. :( > -L. 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. Jill >>> Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I wonder about the authenticity of this - a kitten born with it's eye *OPEN* > like that? Weird. 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. > 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. 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: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ONE_EYED_CAT?SITE=GORBC&SECTION=HOME&TEMP LATE=DEFAULT or here (same link, shorter address): http://tinyurl.com/b8xs4 Hans > > Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1778/im:/060109/480/nyet27501091906;_ylt=AtTBM_E D8kXtPa.AoomQ_MViWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20- > > Poor little thing. > > -L. > > Ugh, I shouldn't have clicked. I was warned and still clicked on it. > Things like this seriously disturb me :-( Then Lyn's work here is underway. I often wonder why people post this kind of thing, but not for long. It is really obvious, after you think about it a minute. Obvious, and just really sad. > Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: > > http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1778/im:/060109/480/nyet27501091906;_ylt=AtTBM_E D8kXtPa.AoomQ_MViWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20- > > Poor little thing. > -L. Best place for it is at Rainbow Bridge where it can be a proper kitten. Helen M > Best place for it is at Rainbow Bridge where it can be a proper kitten. > > Helen M Oh, ITA. I hope it didn't suffer. -L. [[> Poor little thing. > -L. 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. Donna >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 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >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. I'd be surprised if the poor thing wasn't missing several critical internal organs. It looked like an extremely severe deformity. Probably most of its cerebrum didn't make it to this world, but remained at RB, so didn't suffer. > Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: > > http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1778/im:/060109/480/nyet27501091906;_ylt=AtTBM_E D8kXtPa.AoomQ_MViWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20- > > Poor little thing. > -L. 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. Sherry > > Photo - Not for the squeamish. Sorry for the long link: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1778/im:/060109/480/nyet27501091906;_ylt=AtTBM_E D8kXtPa.AoomQ_MViWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20- > > Poor little thing. > > -L. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sherry Isn't there a train wreck somewhere that you and Lyn could enjoy? You could pack a low-fat, heart healthy picnic. > Yes, poor thing. It's like those two separate pictures that we all saw > a while back, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sherry She's a purebred Ragdoll so probably fat chance of that. This is a developmental issue, though, so I doubt it is genetics-related. And think about how rare these things really are - in terms of the hundreds of thousands of kittens born each year. I knew a guy who worked in developmental biology and contracted for the govenrment. He did all sorts of developmental studies on reptiles because something in their development (the way genes trigger differentiation, or something like that) was similar to humans. His work always fascinated me in that he found the smallest things could have the hugest impact. Like temperature - in certain species even a small change in mean temperature of incubation will affect the sex of the offspring. It makes you wonder what sort of genetic triggers lead to these sorts of anomalies. -L. >> Yes, poor thing. It's like those two separate pictures that we all saw >> a while back, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > to these sorts of anomalies. > -L. I've always been fascinated by genetic vs. congenital disorders (mutation of genes in utero). I have a grandniece who lost an eye to retinoblastoma. There is no way to predict this cancer based on genetic screening. There are two other grandnieces/nephews in my family who have congenital disorders - and it makes me want to scream at them, "Move out of 'Cancer Alley'!" (the mouth of the Mississippi contains the concentrated waste of the entire Mississippi valley). It wasn't until this last generation of my family that these things started appearing. Although there is no research that definitively explains what causes congenital mutations, pollution *can't* be a *good* thing for pregnant women. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > I've always been fascinated by genetic vs. congenital disorders (mutation of > genes in utero). I have a grandniece who lost an eye to retinoblastoma. > There is no way to predict this cancer based on genetic screening. I think there is a movement to try to get pediatricians to screen for retinoblastoma. If I find a link, I will post it for you. "They" think my retinal condition is congenital and it took 42 years for it to get bad enough to manifest symptoms. I always wonder if my Mom being an "older" Mom had anything to do with it. She was 41 when I was born. The average person has 7 spontaneous mutations - luckily most of them are null and have no effect. There > are two other grandnieces/nephews in my family who have congenital > disorders - and it makes me want to scream at them, "Move out of 'Cancer [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > that definitively explains what causes congenital mutations, pollution > *can't* be a *good* thing for pregnant women. Oh God. That's the most devastating kind of thing to realize - knowing it is probably preventable. -L. >> I've always been fascinated by genetic vs. congenital disorders (mutation >> of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I think there is a movement to try to get pediatricians to screen for > retinoblastoma. If I find a link, I will post it for you. Oh God, I wish they would - my grandniece might have been able to keep her eye if they had found the cancer early enough. Her mother, my niece, noticed "something funny" when she looked into the baby's eyes - they reflected light oddly (almost like a cats' eyes). If her pediatrician had only done a simple eye check they might have found it *months* earlier. Here's some pictures of her after dozens of surgeries, but before they removed her right eye: http://www.possibleplaces.com/Lorishouse/malorie2.html. She never could get used to a glass eye (she kept popping it out in class - LOL) so they used a Hollywood make-up artist to fashion an eye patch that looks very life-like. She's very blase about the disease, but she if very sensitive to the teasing of her peers. > "They" > think my retinal condition is congenital and it took 42 years for it to [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > it is probably preventable. > -L. Well, if you only look hard enough, anyone can find things to beat themselves up with - I'm particularly good at self-flagellation! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > I think there is a movement to try to get pediatricians to screen for > > retinoblastoma. If I find a link, I will post it for you. > > Oh God, I wish they would - my grandniece might have been able to keep her > eye if they had found the cancer early enough. I was wrong - it's actually a Bill in Florida that they were trying to passs to make doctors dialate the eyes to screen for retinal problems including retinoblastoma. here's the link: http://www.kidsplea.org/ I don't know if the bill passed or not. What caught my attention about this is retinoblastoma is more common in children conceived by IVF. Well, that and I'm paranoid about this kind of thing with DS... > Her mother, my niece, > noticed "something funny" when she looked into the baby's eyes - they > reflected light oddly (almost like a cats' eyes). If her pediatrician had > only done a simple eye check they might have found it *months* earlier. They say that often a child with retinoblastoma will photograph with a white dot in one eye instead of normal "refective" retinas. If you follow the link to Joey's site, you will see photographs of what I am talking about. > Here's some pictures of her after dozens of surgeries, but before they > removed her right eye: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > looks very life-like. She's very blase about the disease, but she if very > sensitive to the teasing of her peers. She looks so sweet. Poor little thing. As if dealing with the loss of her eyesight isn't bad enough. How long ago did they remove her eye - is time helping her cope any better? -L. >> > I think there is a movement to try to get pediatricians to screen for >> > retinoblastoma. If I find a link, I will post it for you. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > is time helping her cope any better? > -L. It's been about 3 years ago now. She copes really well with the results of the disease, but I think she would probably have social problems even if it weren't for her eye. She has a genius-level IQ (186 on the Stanford-Binet test)*. She has had an imaginary friend since she was 1, and they travel all around the world and come back to describe places like Bali-Bali and Katmandu to the rest of us plebes! ;> She speaks 3 languages at conversational levels and does college-level math. I don't agree with her parents' decision to keep her in regular school - "socialization" just doesn't work that way, it only emphasizes the ostracization more - but they just won't listen to me on that score (they're listening to "experts" who have nowhere near the child's smarts and haven't experienced the ridicule of their peers). *My brother, her grandfather, is also a genius. He served for 38 years on the NOPD and is now retired, but while serving, he attended Loyola University and earned his law degree, passed the bar, and also taught law there before retirement. As a sideline during all this time (in his spare time when he wasn't working extra police details to earn money for his family) he also did photography and developing and won numerous awards for his photographs. He is *also* a world renowned and accomplished artist, his wood carvings are very much in demand (he is so detailed in his carvings that the wood feels like real-life feathers to the touch). You can view some of his works of art here: http://members.aol.com/rreeves333/carvingsbyric.htm. Makes me positively feel like the black sheep of the family! ;> SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ <snip> He is *also* a world renowned and accomplished artist, his > wood carvings are very much in demand (he is so detailed in his carvings > that the wood feels like real-life feathers to the touch). You can view some > of his works of art here: > http://members.aol.com/rreeves333/carvingsbyric.htm. > > Makes me positively feel like the black sheep of the family! ;> I think I have seen his work before - I can't remember where but it might have been on TV or one of my birding friends had one or something. They really are beautiful. -L. > Oh God, I wish they would - my grandniece might have been able to keep her > eye if they had found the cancer early enough. Her mother, my niece, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > looks very life-like. She's very blase about the disease, but she if very > sensitive to the teasing of her peers. Wow, she's such a cutie, too. Glad she seems to have a personality to counter her disability. kili |
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