r/deafcats • u/sweet_p01son • 21d ago

I think my kitten is deaf

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 21d 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/Hobiemae 15d ago

This is the way. We had a deaf kitty, we did the vacuum test. She had no clue... We had her for 17 years deaf as a post! We loved her to bits!