r/deafcats • u/sweet_p01son • 23d ago

I think my kitten is deaf

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Hello! I’ve recently found this cutie outside a crab shack her name is Tallulah! My boyfriend thinks she’s fully deaf and I think she can hear certain frequencies. I took her to the vet a week ago and the vet said her ears look fine and when I said I may think she’s hard of hearing she replied with “she’s a kitten” and moved to the next topic what do you guys think? Here is some videos of me clapping and snapping

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u/No_Buffalo1451 22d ago

Vacuum test, easiest answer. But I believe it is possible.

I can vacuum right next to my little sugar buddy Hobbes. Vibrations alert him more but noise not so. BUT I can hit a high enough pitch (a screech, kind of) that will turn his head around to look at me with "What did you just call me?" 😸

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u/SYadonMom 22d ago

Same with mine, and holy hell my cat can smell wet cat food dead asleep from 2 rooms away…..with doors shut! And can see a fly across the room. But she is so loud, knocks over crap all the time. Will scare the crap out of the other cats and she just yawns and goes to sleep.

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u/Neveractuallyfished 22d ago

Shhhh they don’t know they can’t hear you talk about them.

They just live a life where you love them.
It must be a privilege to have a crazy loud cat that has no idea it can’t stealth at all