He just walked up to my mom and climbed her leg outside my grandma's house.

I’ve posted here before about my deaf cat Zulu — a white, affectionate, fearless and stubborn guy who still sucks on my fingers like a kitten and loves eating apples with me. This summer we went back to the countryside, to a private house with a garden. His companion, Fanta (she can hear just fine), had free access outside, while Zulu was only allowed out under supervision — since he’s deaf and can’t hear cars, dogs, people, or anything else.

With time he's grown comfortable around the place and I tried letting him go freely. One day a neighbor’s dog chased him across the yard. According to the neighbors, when the dog finally caught up — he yelped and ran away. I don’t know what Zulu did, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he stood his ground like the little lunatic he is. Then something scary happened. One day, Zulu ran out and lay down right in the middle of the road, just as a car was speeding toward him. I shouted and waved like crazy — thankfully, the driver saw me and swerved. Zulu didn’t react at all.

Even worse, I caught him doing the same thing twice more — going onto the road and lying down like he was enjoying the warm asphalt. After that, no more free roaming. He only goes outside on a leash now. He’s a bit offended about it, but there’s no choice.

Just wanted to share this as a reminder: deaf cats can be just as bold and curious as hearing ones — maybe more so — but they have no awareness of sound-based danger. Even in a quiet village, the risk is real. If you have a deaf pet, please be extra careful.

She's been an absolute peach! We named her Eggnog! Do you guys have tips for deaf cats? What ways do you guys tell your cat "Ow you're hurting me!"

Having a deaf cat has made me become creative to get his attention, especially when he’s sunbathing ☀️

He’s my ride or die…..literally haha. He’s my Covid adoption to accompany his adopted sister Luna that I got after my first homie Scooter passed around the time Stranger Things started. He is FEARLESS and loves to be rough housed. Loves anyone who comes over or he meets outside the house. He screams so loud. Follows me around when I vacuum. Loves being on my shoulder. Very energetic unlike his sister so they tumble every day. He has to be in the same room as me all the time and next to or on me every chance he gets. I did not know when I adopted him he was deaf. I noticed he slept ALOT and never woke up unless I touched him. One day I’m like hey clap real loud and see if he wakes up and he didn’t so I’m like wow he’s deaf and that’s why he sleeps so much and never wakes up. He doesn’t like when I get my face close to his tho and he snuggles in his own weird way, not anything higher than my belly/lower chest area. My coworkers made fun of me cause I told them I use sign language with him and mild stomps to communicate.

Hello! I’ve recently found this cutie outside a crab shack her name is Tallulah! My boyfriend thinks she’s fully deaf and I think she can hear certain frequencies. I took her to the vet a week ago and the vet said her ears look fine and when I said I may think she’s hard of hearing she replied with “she’s a kitten” and moved to the next topic what do you guys think? Here is some videos of me clapping and snapping

This is Stefan. He’s completely deaf (he also has a neurological issue so that’s why he has the head bobbles) and sometimes it takes him a while to realize I’ve come home

Hey deaf cat owners! My Zulu is, obviously, deaf and we both used to deal with it most of the time. But when we walk outdoors, even in my private garden, it becomes really troublesome to get Zulu's attention when he's not looking at me. Does anyone here have an experience of using some kind of vibration collars for such purpose?

My boy is pretty independent most of the time, will occasionally 'touch base' for pets and snuggles before running off to do his own thing - except for when it storms. Whenever a big storm runs through he turns into velcro, absolutely stuck to me at all times until it ends. If I'm not available he'll stick himself to the dog. He'll purr nonstop and just seem generally stressed. I figure it's because he feels the thunder but can't find a source for the vibration and it scares him. Anybody else's deaf cats do this or is mine just a weirdo?

I just adopted Hank, he’s 2! He’s a Maine coon that more than likely has Waardenburg syndrome from a DBE mutation, and our vet just confirmed yesterday that Hank is deaf!! We’re still getting used to each other and I’m working on getting used to communicating with him without startling him every time I touch him - any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

The little white demon is Sheamus. He was recently adopted from the local shelter along with an unrelated little calico, named Rosie (picture included because she's too cute). We're keeping them sequestered from our resident cats so they can get used to each other and the house before releasing them into gen pop. Sheamus us about 12 weeks old, Rosie is about a month older. She is timid and hesitant, and he is peak hyperactive, absolutely insane with the play and won't sit still.

We also noticed after a few days after bringing them home that he was loudly screeching constantly when we were right next to him. Then we realized he didn't notice when we entered the room if not looking. So we performed some unofficial testing by making noises behind his head then took him to the vet who did some official testing by making noises behind his head, and it was diagnosed that, yeah he's probably deaf.

So we're dealing with this whirling bundle of energy who can't hear when other kitties are done with his shit 😬 It's already started with Rosie, as he really wants to play with her, and she would really like to play as well, but their ideas of play are not the same. Sheamus would go full MMA and she'd growl and squeal so we'd have to pull him off her. Thankfully, I think they're getting a bit better; she's found some spots he can't grab her, and he's realizing he needs to back off when she gets to a safe area (Note: they only have play time together under supervision, we have a large dog kennel 'apartment' set up in the room where one of them stays when we're not around).

We're going to start introducing them to our other cats soon, and I'm a little worried how they're going to take this boisterous kid who isn't going to hear their warnings. Wish us luck!

She is a wonderful cat very loving and is always learning things shes not 100% deaf can hear extremely low sounds and high sounds knows some hand commands was named after the Furlings on Stargate.

Nothing bothers him ... and he's made of rubber.

Hello! I’m new here and wanted to introduce my guy! I adopted this sweet little man from my local animal shelter that I worked at, at the time. He was maybe a couple months old. He was found at a nearby gas station in terrible condition😓 thankfully the owners of the gas station had brought him to us so we could help him🖤 I fostered him for a little bit, there was no knowing if he would survive but I fought for his survival everyday.

A year and a half later, I my sweet Mira(cle)🖤 he developed some wobbles as his injuries were severe; assuming he was hit by a car or a dog got ahold of him. I love my sweet boy and I’m so so proud of him🖤

I just found this group and wanted to introduce my old lady. The first photo is recent and the 2nd from 12 years ago

Buddy was rendered deaf at his neuter. He’s been strictly indoors his whole life. I split from my now exhusband almost 5 years ago and both Buddy and I are much happier now. The ex wasn’t very nice to him… Buddy is afraid of ceiling fans because of the ex, so I try not to run mine if I can help it. Buddy is my shadow.

First ever deaf cat owner, I’ve had her since she was a baby and she’s always been vocal but the past 3-4 months she cries all day everyday and it’s extremely loud. She doesn’t seem to be crying for attention cause she’ll cry even after I pet her, she doesn’t seem to cry due to wanting to play (I got a motion activated laser toy and an interactive ball) and it doesn’t stop it either, I’ve tried multiple things and I have no idea what she’s crying for. It’s getting stressful, especially since I work from home. Any advice or tips and tricks is appreciated