A Massachusetts cat with two faces but only one life died peacefully Thursday after a record-breaking 15 years.

Frank and Louie was the world’s oldest Janus cat, sporting three eyes, two noses and two mouths. The condition is named after the two-faced Roman God Janus.

His long life is all the more impressive considering most cats born with the disorder live only a few days past birth, owner Martha Stevens of Worcester told the Telegram and Gazette.

Stevens adopted the cat as a day-old kitten after he was brought to Tufts Veterinary School to be euthanized.

“Certainly when this cat [was] presented to this hospital there was some skepticism about the decision to raise the cat,’’ Dr. Armelle Delaforcade of Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine told the Associated Press in 2011. “The owner stood firm and stood by the cat and i’m really glad she did, because this cat has had fewer problems than many cats that have very normal anatomies.’’


The condition occurs in other animals too — including humans.