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An Australian vet got the shock of his life when a cat gave birth to this two-headed kitten.

The tiny kitten, which was born at the Swan Veterinary Clinic in Perth, Western Australia, eats out of just one mouth, but both mouths meow simultaneously.

The kitten's mother was taken to the clinic after suffering complications while in labour.

The kitten was one of three born in the litter, but its siblings were not born with any deformities.

Veterinary nurse Louisa Burgess told the Australian website InMyCommunity.co.au: “I have seen cats with two tails and extra legs, but not this.

“It has a full tummy and it survived the night so that is a good sign. It seems content, it meows and purrs.

“This is the result of a congenital deformity. Something has gone wrong in the early embryonic development.”

Approximately one in a million cats are born with two heads and the condition is thought to be more common among snakes and turtles.

In August a kitten with two noses, four eyes and one mouth was born in Ohio, but died after five days.

Click below to see a video of the two-headed kitten