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Yazzo asked in PetsCats · 8 years ago

Is my cat deaf? (morelettersforstupidquestionrule)?

Here's why we suspect she's deaf at least in one ear:

1) She never responds to auditory stimuli. she's the only cat among our 4 cats who still doesn't respond to her name. When it's meal time all the cats wake up and come running at the first sound of a bag/can opening but she just stays there sleeping ever so soundly. even when we approach her and call her loudly she doesn't flinch. We literally have to nudge her to wake her up.

2. She's naturally very vocal, but meows relatively louder than the others. I mean her meows are inappropriately loud and random sometimes!

3. She's a white Turkish Angora with heterochromia, which I hear are particularly prone to deafness.

On the other hand, she's just aloof in nature, really. She's completely oblivious to most stimuli around her anyway, she ignores the other cats when they glomp or play with her and she's only set on interacting with us (humans). On the rare occasion that she does get playful with other cats, though, she has perfectly quick reflexes and good coordination.

So, how do we tell for sure if she's deaf or just "autistic" in nature?

Update:

we experiment with sudden loud noises all the time, clapping real loud and such. All the cats are visibly startled but her? Zero Fs given.

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  • Kay
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Definitely sounds like she's partially deaf, if not fully. Loud meowing is a really clear sign of showing that. Also check her balance, sometimes deaf cats are prone to slipping and falling about since their balance is thrown off.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    It sounds like she is either losing her hearing or is deaf in one ear, I think all you can do right now is take her to a vet to get checked out.

    Good luck.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    clap your hands when she's not looking and see if she turns to see what all the fuss is about

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