My old man cat must be losing his hearing
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127140)
United States
July 16, 2016 8:12pm CST
I just love my old man cat. He is 13 years old and still the light of my life. I bottle-fed him from the age of 4 weeks old and I just love him to bits. I've had him longer than I've known my husband but only by a few months. We both spoil him quite a lot.
Anyway, as he has gotten older he has gotten increasingly terrified of thunder and fireworks. Any sign/sound of either of them and he hightails it to the closet in a back room to hide for several hours until all signs of impending doom have long since passed.
Thoughtless neighbors on the next block over just shot off fireworks and they made quite a racket. My old man is asleep next to me on a chair and he didn't stir at all. He must be losing his hearing because that normally would have had him up, down the hall, and in the closet after the first burst. Ah, well, he is 13. I guess he is entitled to some hearing loss.
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@AutumnSnow (4583)
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17 Jul 16
AWE!! my peaches she is a simanse cat she only about 5 years but is already showing signs of going blind she's not fully blind yet but I can tell she is. we recused her from her abuser's when she was only 3 weeks old we rushed her the vet and I bottled fed her for another 3 weeks. Other than her eye sight she is healthy though.
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@AutumnSnow (4583)
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17 Jul 16
@NJChicaa I wasn't wanting a cat at the time but when I saw what was being done I went and got her and said no way she's been us since,lol. I can't stand people who does stuff like that.
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@chrisandmark (606)
• United Kingdom
17 Jul 16
Aww, my mum's cat is going deaf too - he's about 15 but it doesn't bother him at all so mum doesn't stress about it (he hears his bowl being put down at dinner time well enough!)
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