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Most of us who have been fascinated by cats for any length of time have heard that a white cat with blue eyes is prone to congenital deafness. And this carries true into many breeds of cat, not just a random white cat. The possibility of pigment-associated deafness is present in the Ragdoll, Manx, British shorthair, Persian, Cornish Rex and others.<\/p>\n
However, there are other causes for deafness in cats and they include trauma, toxins, and a![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/catcaseyhat-e1558529676133-225x300.jpg\")
serious untreated infection, for example.<\/p>\n
Deafness doesn\u2019t have to be a death sentence for a cat, but it does take a special person to learn to live with a deaf cat. This cat is often non-responsive to your voice, doesn\u2019t react to loud noises, and might tend to meow very loudly\u2014probably so she can hear herself. She doesn\u2019t know any better.<\/p>\n
Did you know that you can teach yourself and the cat to communicate through hand signals? Most likely you already use gestures with your hearing cats, so this isn\u2019t a totally unique method of communicating with your fur-kids.<\/p>\n
Without realizing it is deaf pet awareness week, I have included a deaf cat in my latest Klepto Cat Mystery. I\u2019m eager to see how she fits in with the Ivey family and Rags. I think we\u2019re all going to learn a few things from this sweet calico beauty.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a site where you can get more information about deafness in cats.<\/p>\n
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