Source: Scoop online magazine
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If Batman had a cat, it would probably look something like this. Meet Yoda, a housecat born with a second set of ears.
Yoda’s owners rescued the poor creature as a kitten when they saw him being passed around at their local bar by curious drinkers. He was one of a larger litter and they were looking for a home for him.
The couple immediately fell for the unusual feline and asked the owner if they could adopt him. He agreed and the couple named the cat Yoda, after the pointy-eared Jedi knight in Star Wars.
Valerie, 65, said, “We were at a pub on the south side of Chicago with a group of friends when we noticed a small cage sitting on the bar and people passing around a kitten. He had been part of a large litter and the owners were looking to find a home for him. Ted and I had just lost a cat that was our pet for over 20 years, and we were sure we were done with cats. When he was passed around he reached for Ted, crawled up into the crook of his neck and fell asleep - Ted was a goner. It was a done deal when the kitten made himself at home on Ted’s shoulder. We decided to name him Yoda. I understand the Star Wars character was based on George Lucas’ cat.”
After adopting the eight week-old kitten into their Illinois home, Valerie decided to have Yoda checked out with the local vet. The vet was mystified by his distinctive appearance.
“The vet had never seen anything like it before,” explains Valerie. “He immediately went to the Internet and found the four-eared cat in Germany.” The vet explined that Yoda has extra ‘flaps’ that are separate to the base of his skull, with one placed slightly behind the other.
The only other weird thing about the cat is that he has a curious obsession with bread. “I can’t leave bread on the counter for a minute,” explains Valerie.
