I have just agreed to take in (I must be crazy!!) a 2 year old white deaf cat. She was found at the back of a shop that had closed and taken in by someone who was going to keep her. She went for her spay and the vet told the new owner that this cat has to be kept inside. The lady realized this would be impossible for her circumstances, and after a search, guess who was approached! So she is arriving chez nous on Saturday.
I have never had a deaf cat before - none of my 4 white cats carried that gene. And I currently have 8 cats in the house (I swore I WOULD NOT HAVE MORE!!!) who do scrap among themselves sometimes, and who have a fairly definite hierarchy. Obviously I would love some advice from anyone who has been in this situation where some of the normal rules of introduction may not work.. and any tips on generally looking after a deaf cat - I am very vocal with my cats and all of them understand a large vocabulary, so I am going to have to change the way I tell them about meals, bed, not fighting etc.
I have never had a deaf cat before - none of my 4 white cats carried that gene. And I currently have 8 cats in the house (I swore I WOULD NOT HAVE MORE!!!) who do scrap among themselves sometimes, and who have a fairly definite hierarchy. Obviously I would love some advice from anyone who has been in this situation where some of the normal rules of introduction may not work.. and any tips on generally looking after a deaf cat - I am very vocal with my cats and all of them understand a large vocabulary, so I am going to have to change the way I tell them about meals, bed, not fighting etc.