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Today I came across a deaf cat who is up for adoption. Is there anything to keep in mind when it comes to deaf cats? Do they end up as inside cats because of their condition?
>> Anonymous
they cant hear
>> Anonymous
It's a bitch to teach them sign language.
>> Anonymous
>>174012
>>174013
;________;
>> Anonymous
great thing about /an/ is that you get /b/tard answers w/o the constant BARRELL ROLL POOPER LOL AN HERO, the jokes are actually relevant... is /an/ the cure this cancer?
>> Anonymous
>>174035

no u
>> Anonymous
>>174012
hahaha, ty anon.
>> Anonymous
>>174013
>>174012
LOL

But seriously, I have a deaf cat.
They are definately STRICTLY indoor cats. She used to MEOW as loud as she could late at night but she grew out of that.
They can be kind of dopey, and don't expect them to be mousers.
Otherwise they're perfectly normal, just kleep these things in mind
>> Anonymous
>>174047
ohshi, I was worried that would be an issue was re: constant meowing and yowling at all hours.
>> Anonymous
>>174009
can that cat convert cat think to speech?
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I have a deaf cat and like>>174047, I find he's kind of.. dumb. I try to walk with heavier steps when I'm coming up on him from behind so I don't startle him. He's not allowed outside without supervision.

How the cat behaves will depend on the breed as well, I'd think. I'm pretty sure my cat is maine coon or something like that, so he's already pretty tolerant and laid back. Being deaf just makes him more so. He's very sight oriented and likes car rides, something I'm not sure he'd enjoy if he could hear.

Obviously, correcting bad behavior is a little tricky. You can't yell to startle them, but my cat learned pretty quickly what furniture was off limits and will jump down from it if he sees me coming.

And yeah. Weird meows. Real weird meows.
>> Anonymous
>>174058
I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT IT'S MEOWS. IS IT LIKE ME-YOW OR WUT?
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I have a deaf cat, but he hasn't always been deaf. He's 20 years old now and has been deaf for a few years. He is an indoor/outdoor cat and completely capable of taking care of himself outdoors. He does have weird meows, but he has been doing them since before he was deaf. He still hunted when he was deaf, but he's really old now and has arthritis as well as other health issues, so he's mostly an indoor cat now.
>> Anonymous
on the plus side, you can vacuum around a deaf cat without it going apeshit
>> Anonymous
So basically a deaf cat acts just like a normal cat. Except that it's not just ignoring you, it can't hear.

>>174058
/r/ Youtube of wierd meows.
>> Anonymous
deaf cat is no big deal.... i had a blind cat and it did fine as well...

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>> Anonymous
My grandma has a deaf cat
She's helllllaaaa annoying
But it's just beause she can't hear herself.
They're usually fine outside, because they can feel a car coming on the road and whatnot.
>> Anonymous
>>174211
I have the exact same problem. I mean she's always trying to get outside but it's so dangerous, even though large vibrations startle her (vacuum, large trucks) and such, we just worry about her.

But hey, grandmas are grandmas right?
>> Anonymous
>>174114
HOLY SHIT that's old! Awesome.
>> Anonymous
>>174059
It's liiiiike.. "MEEH? MEEEEEEH?" and then if he meows while he's running it's like "MEE-E-E-E-E-E-E-EH."

I'll have to see if I know anyone with a camera.. catching him in the morning when he walks around the house screaming to be taken outside would be pretty fantastic.
>> Anon
I laffed so hard, because our old lady cat does the same sound when she's running toward you. It's hilarious to hear.
>> Anonymous
In my neighbourhood there was a deaf kitten, and it was hilarious to watch it walk on a fence with two dogs right underneath, barking their brains out at it. It just didn't care. They're fine outdoors if they're born deaf - cats are quite sensitivt.
>> Anonymous
deafcat is deaf
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all white cats are always deaf. If their dominant W/_ genes are active or their S/_ (Male Pie Balding) genes are active around the ears, the pigment used to make white fur somehow interferes with the production of nerves in the ears' organs. It's not entirely clear how it works, but if there's any white on a cat's ear, it is most likely deaf in that ear. If its all white, it is blue eyed and deaf.

Pic sort of related...if you're high
>> Anonymous
not *always*

65 to 85 percent of all-white cats with both eyes blue are deaf.

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/askDr/deaf.htm
>> Anonymous
>>174393

false.

There is a distinct correlation between white + blue-eyed and deafness, and an all-white cat with both blue eyes is more likely than any other to be deaf, but the figures are far from 100%. For both eyes blue all-white, the figure has been reported as anywhere between 65% and 85% likelihood of deafness, one blue eye all-white is around 40% and around 20% in all-white cats with non-blue eyes. That's for both unilateral and bilateral deafness.

But, that's dependent on cat breed as well, only certain cat breeds exhibit this correlation.

Also, there is no such thing as "genes being active around different parts of the body". Either you've got the gene or you don't, you can't have a different genetic sequence in your ear than you do in your toes.
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>>174402

You can if you are a chimera.
>> Anonymous
>>174402Also, there is no such thing as "genes being active around different parts of the body". Either you've got the gene or you don't, you can't have a different genetic sequence in your ear than you do in your toes.

I don't think you quite understand how genetics work. It's true that you either have a gene or you don't, but genes can still be turned "on" or "off." That's exactly why cells in different parts of the body behave differently. They have the same genetic code, but different genes are being used, as it were.
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This is my cat Dolfie, you can't see on the picture but one of his eye is blue and the other green.
He's deaf but he never had any problems outside.
I heard tons of stories about deaf cats going outside and most of them were just fine.