Famous two-faced cat Frank and Louie dies at 15

Famous two-faced cat Frank and Louie dies at 15
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Frank and Louie, the cat with two faces, defied the odds, making it to the age of 15 when most Janus felines don't live for longer than a few days.

Owner Martha "Marty" Stevens rescued Frank and Louie in 1999 when he was brought into a Worcester, Massachusetts, clinic at just a few days old to be put to sleep, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports. Stevens was warned that the cat would likely not survive, but she fed him through tubes for several months, and eventually he began to thrive.

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Frank and Louie gained worldwide attention after he became a Guinness World Record holder three years ago at the age of 12 as the oldest living Janus cat, and Stevens hopes she can one day make an impact on another rare feline in need. "I would love to do it again," she said.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.