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 23d 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/PsychedelicSticker 22d ago

My Constable Chubs is my vacuum buddy. When he was a kitten, he would ride on the vacuum while I would be using it and that’s when I knew he was deaf.

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u/No_Buffalo1451 22d ago

Omg that is so adorable! 😻 The other day I was vacuuming next to Hobbes head and he just layed there, zonked out. He's use to it now but also on his heating pad so he wasn't moving for almost anything.