One-eyed ‘Cyclops’ puppy with two tongues and no nose born in Philippines

One-eyed ‘Cyclops’ puppy with two tongues and no nose born in Philippines

Metro.co.uk - Blogs·2021-02-12 00:02

The puppy was given the nickname ‘Cyclops’

A strange one-eyed puppy with two protruding huge tongues and no nose was born in the Philippines.

Sadly, the puppy wasn’t able to survive for longer than a day.

It was born in the country’s Aklan province on February 6 alongside another that appeared totally normal.

Aside from its distinct one eye, because it had no nose it could not drink milk from its mother.

The owner, local resident Amie de Martin, said they fed it some puppy formula and took it to a veterinarian hoping the little pooch, which they nicknamed ‘Cyclops’ would survive.

However, it didn’t make it until the next day and died around 10pm that night as it could not breathe properly.

Sadly, the puppy didn’t survive the day

The grieving pet lover’s vet said the mother dog may have eaten toxins while it was pregnant which caused the puppy’s condition.

Amie said: ‘The vet said that Cyclops’ mother probably ate something toxic. But Cyclops’s mother is a menopausal puppy so that might have been another reason.

‘Cyclops couldn’t drink milk from her. We had to feed him using a dropper and with powdered milk.’

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