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‘Stalking Cat’ Daniel Avner found dead in ‘suicide’ after years of transforming his face to look like a feline
Dennis Avner, the Nevada man who spent years trying to morph his body into that of a cat has died. He was 54.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Avner underwent a series of radical body modification procedures to make himself look like a female cat, from whiskers and ears to a mechanical tail.
His body was found in his home in Tonopah on November 5.
Stalking Cat: Dennis Avner, a Nevada man who spent years trying to
morph his body into that of a female cat, was found dead on November 5
Avner’s operations have included bifurcation (splitting) of his upper lip, surgical pointing of the ears, sillicone cheek and forehead implants, tooth filing, tattoos, and facial piercing.
Avner, from Tonopah, Nevada, likes to go by his Indian name ‘Stalking Cat.’
‘I am Huron and following a very old tradition have transformed myself into a tiger,’ he said on his now-defunct website.
His cause of death has not yet been revealed, yet some are speculating that up speculation that Avner may have killed himself.
h/t Huckleberry
Anonymous
November 14th, 2012
he thought he had 9 lives coming to him
Brian in BC
November 14th, 2012
So, self-hatred as expressed by years of ongoing body mutilation ends in suicide. Shocking, who’d have ever seen that coming?
Sad, really, looked like years of a silent cry for help went unanswered.
Redgrandma
November 14th, 2012
Probably choked on a giant hairball.
Unruly Refugee
November 14th, 2012
Just two days ago i read this on IMDb about the movie The Two Jakes (1990):
“Robert Evans underwent major plastic surgery before the film began, reportedly bringing pictures of cats with him to get the look he wanted; Jack Nicholson and Robert Towne were horrified when they saw the results because Evans had become unrecognizable. ”
Different guy, same disease I guess.
Unruly Refugee
November 14th, 2012
There is no UNDO button for stupid.
eternal cracker p
November 14th, 2012
Too bad.. One more day and he would have realized he’s quite normal in this freakshow that killed our country on Nov. 6th.
fullcirclethinker
November 14th, 2012
Apparently he ended up realizing that he wasn’t one cool cat after all!!
Chalupa
November 14th, 2012
Tonopah, Nevada…ironically, that’s where they have a Friskies Buffet…
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Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
This is what happens when you use generic kitty litter. Should’ve used fresh step.
Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
Avner, from Tonopah, Nevada, likes to go by his Indian name ‘Stalking Cat
Somewhere some indian is finally saying “looks like runs with sharp knifes, finally put an end to our embarassment”.
Edith McCrotch
November 14th, 2012
He killed himself because nobody would clean his “litter box”.
Tony R
November 14th, 2012
Never saw a cat with gigantic MAN BOOBS!
When we get Obamacare, we will be paying for lots of these freakshows!
Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
Never saw a cat with gigantic MAN BOOBS!
When we get Obamacare, we will be paying for lots of these freakshows!
Are man boobjobs covered in Obamacare?
Bad Brad
November 14th, 2012
I think there’s a good possibility he O.D.’d on Cat Nip. That or he picked his nose in his sleep and bleed to death.
Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
So is this guy 1/32nd indian or 1/32nd cat?
Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
I’m guessing it was depression being this asscat couldn’t find anyone that wanted to mate with him.
Rumor has it he lived alone with a giant cat.
F.D.R. in Hell
November 14th, 2012
At first glance, I thought it was Barbra Streisand.
Seriously.
old_oaks
November 14th, 2012
Any dude who loves cats in the first place is, WEIRD!
F.D.R. in Hell
November 14th, 2012
I loved the way she campaigned for me in THE WAY WE WERE.
♥ ♥ ♥
Lisl
November 14th, 2012
Really this is sad–and what’s worse, actual medical doctors contributed. A surgery to split your upper lip? WTF? Why didn’t he refer this guy for a psych eval?
There is another woman in NYC, Jocelyn Wildenstein, who did the same thing. And she is a socialite! So sad how people destroy themselves.
F.D.R. in Hell
November 14th, 2012
Cause of Death: CURIOSITY
Stevo
November 14th, 2012
All that effort, all that hope.
He still died a virgin.
F.D.R. in Hell
November 14th, 2012
His mother should have read him a bedtime story other than PUSS & BOOBS.
Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
I heard it was catscratch fever.
JaneLovesJesus
November 14th, 2012
The medical *coff* professionals who assisted in deforming him should be prosecuted, along with those who perform disfiguring procedures on those with gender identity issues.
Nutjob
November 14th, 2012
He should’ve got off of the Fancy Feast canned food and gone to the dry Friskies for overweight felines brand.
His mammaries should’ve been the vets first clue.
xthred
November 14th, 2012
So, just dig a hole in the back yard?
Jozan
November 14th, 2012
I’m shocked, he seemed so well adjusted.
old_oaks
November 15th, 2012
Here kitty, kitty, kitty…
WTF?
Nutjob
November 15th, 2012
He may look like a fearless feline, but people who know him said he was a pussy.
Nutjob
November 15th, 2012
According to his last will and testimony in his suicide note mr cat wanted to be buried in his hat.
Nutjob
November 15th, 2012
Friends who knew him said he never was the same after not getting the starring role on the Broadway production of “Cats”.
Bad Brad
November 15th, 2012
Authorities expect a cat of nine tails as the suicide weapon.
Cmate
November 15th, 2012
I thought Cher only had 1 kid…
Anonymous
November 15th, 2012
i didn’t know cats could smoke
todak
November 15th, 2012
Probably broke his neck trying to clean his ass.
Piker
November 15th, 2012
I just hope he was neutered while he was still just a kitten… so any word on which vet put him to sleep?
Unruly Refugee
November 15th, 2012
@todak, lol !
Ever hear the Southern expression, Quicker than a cat can lick its ass?
todak
November 15th, 2012
@Unruly
Sure have! I was born in OK and raised in TX, but I live in OH (waaaaa!). I wanna go back.
Kairn
November 15th, 2012
@todak
“Probably broke his neck trying to clean his ass.”
Also known as playing the bass fiddle
Dyrewulf
November 15th, 2012
…I think he finally found out that as a “Huron,” if he was following TRADITION… that there was no FREAKING WAY a Native American tribe had a tradition involving a SOUTHEAST ASIAN predator.
Dit dee dee….
ronterf
November 15th, 2012
He choked on a giant fur ball.
Ten Megaton
November 15th, 2012
His cause of death has not yet been revealed, yet some are speculating that up speculation that Avner may have killed himself. No shit.
Mr.Gates
November 15th, 2012
Jumped off a 5 story building and didn’t actually land on his feet.
Nutjob
November 15th, 2012
I heard he got hit by a car, while being chased by a dog.
Stirrin the B.S.
November 15th, 2012
He’ll have to be buried face down or else he’ll be spinning in his grave.
Corona
November 15th, 2012
I guess the straw that broke the camels’ back were those words from hell that no one dare utter in a million years…”Dude, you’re not a cat. You’re a man.” So he did what any solid citizen would do and blew his head clean off with a 12-gauge shotgun. Makes sense, right?
EinTX
November 15th, 2012
Paging Elizabeth Warren…
Dano
November 15th, 2012
The whole world is MAD I say! MAAAAAAAAAAD!! And on a lighter note, the “man” knew how to get pussy…
Tim
November 15th, 2012
So sad. A wasted existence. A senseless death.
Guess being a cat ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
RIP
jus sayin yo
November 15th, 2012
shoulda tied him up in a gunnysack and threw him in the river decades ago
Dismas In Wonderland
November 15th, 2012
Tweety Bird says, “I tawt I taw a . . . HUH!!! WTF??!!?!? is dat?
MNHawk
November 15th, 2012
Someone should have told this guy he needed six man-boob implants, not just two.
jus sayin yo
November 15th, 2012
[[ASSHOLES]]
somebody shoulda tied up his ass up in a gunnysack and threw it in a river decades…
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