Deafness In Cats: Some Quick Facts

It is really hard to absorb that my cat is deaf. We never expect that animals can suffer from hearing loss as well like human beings. You should not take it to heart, because it isn’t a life threatening disease. You should not think about the way that your pet will not survive more. Believe it! You can spend years and years with your lovely kittens as normal as you have passed previous years with them. You need to know authentic information of deafness in cats, take your pet to a vet for right diagnosis and early treatment. Your cat with hearing loss demands extra care from your side and I think that she should meet. After knowing deafness in cats, our next question is like this: partial deafness or complete deafness; deafness in one ear or in both ears. Below are answers to some important questions that I asked from a vet when my darling cat is diagnosed with partial deafness.

 Is deafness in cats a dangerous condition?

No, deafness in cats isn’t a dangerous condition at all. Don’t worry! Early detection and proper treatment on time is essential for the well being of your lovely pet. You can easily overcome the hearing loss in your cats. It can be treated with medication, hearing exercises and therapies, hearing devices and surgery. All depends on the cause it originates.

How to test cats for deafness at home?

Your cat can be deaf in one ear or in both ears. Here I am going to mention some simple tests of deafness that you can do at home easily without the help of experts, professionals, and vets.

• Check your pet with a loud sound near to him. Check with if your cat responds to the sound or not.
• Also check with if your pet is responding to your commands or not? You cat does wake up through your calls rather you have to wake her up when you touch physically.
• Next, observe the continuous shaking of deaf pets’ head and pawing at their ears.
• Other diagnostic procedures include the BAER Test or Brainstorm Auditory Evoked Response Test that are tested by vets only. This test uses electrodes to determine the neuro-electrical activities in the brain that are associated with hearing. This test is only conducted by the vet.

Is deafness a hereditary factor in cats?

Yes, deafness in cats can be inherited. Research shows that cats that inherit white coat genes and blue iris genes are predisposed to deafness.

What is the treatment for deafness in cats?

Treatment is offered to cats with hearing loss after physical examination and diagnostic tests by the professionals. If deafness in cats is due to conduction, this problem can easily be solved through by cleaning the ears. Be minded that cleanliness of ears must be carried out by the experienced vets.

• Antibiotics can remove the deafness in cats if the reason of hearing loss would be ear infection.
• Sensorineural deafness in cats requires medication and surgical treatment.
• Hearing aids are also used to solve the problem of hearing loss in pets. But such devices must be used with vet prescription. Initially, a pet feels discomfort with hearing aids, but its regular use decreases the uneasiness and discomfort.

I hope, my blogpost will be informative for all of you. I asked more interesting, general and specific questions from the vet such as how to communicate with a deaf cat and many more, which I will describe in the coming post. So, wait for the next post of deafness in cats.