Stray cat shoots to cyberstardom in China after ‘double eyelid’ surgery

Before and after photos of a stray cat called Feifei, or Fatty, found on the streets of Chengdu have been widely shared online after it had surgery to correct an eyelid problem, making its eyes bigger.

“My friend’s vet clinic just helped a stray cat that could barely open its eyes because its eyelids folded inwards,” the person who posted the photos wrote on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.

“But after ‘double eyelid surgery’ it looks like a different cat.”

Double eyelid surgery is a common cosmetic procedure in China that adds a fold to make the eye seem larger.

The photos show the cat before the surgery, in which its eyes look half-closed and irritated.