Dennis Avner, the Nevada man who spent years trying to transform his body into that of a cat has died aged 54

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Dennis 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.

Dennis Avner’s dead body was found in his home in Tonopah on November 5.
His operations have included bifurcation (splitting) of his upper lip, surgical pointing of the ears, silicone cheek and forehead implants, tooth filing, tattoos, and facial piercing.
Dennis Avner 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.

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