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Communicating with a Deaf Cat

September 7, 2024

Cat Care

Hand gestures, sign language, and flashlights are some of the strategies you can use to communicate with your deaf cat.

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A gray tabby sleeping on top of a tall medium brown wooden cabinet.

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Why Do Cats Like to Perch?

Cats naturally seek out elevated spots for observation and safety.

A gray tabby on a gray background reaching on the top of a gray cabinet for some chocolate that has a red circle with a slash across it.

Eating Chocolate is Bad for Cats

An orange tabby cat licking catnip from the floor.

Why Do Some Cats Love Catnip?

Orange tabby cat eating green beans from a white plate.

Can Cats Eat Green Beans?

A black cat with reddish-brown fur sitting inside a blue plastic bowl on a wooden table in the sun.

Two Things That Turn Black Cats’ Fur Red

A closeup of the face of an orange tabby sitting by a window.

Why Orange Tabby Cats Get Black Spots

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Three Cats Spent 12 Days with a Robot

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The Oldest American Children’s Book Still in Print is About Cats

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Bicolor Cats

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Cat Care

Picking the Right Litter Box for Your Cat

Little tabby kitten carrying feathers in its mouth.

Cat Behavior

How Do Cats Learn to Play Fetch?

A grey cat and an orange cat smelling each other's face against a white background.

Cat Care

Study: Bacteria Change the Smell Cats Use to Communicate

A pair of Bengal kittens play on a dark wooden set of drawers.

Cat Trivia

Cat Breeds with Rosettes

Cat Behavior

Cats have more facial expressions than we give them credit for

An orange tabby drenched in sunlight sitting in front of a window with white trim in a green cat bed.

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New Research About How Cats Purr

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A black cat sitting in front a wall that is dark yellow.

Study: Purring and Eating Sounds Don’t Relieve Stress in Cats

Listening to the sound of cats purring and eating doesn’t reduce stress in cats.

Four kittens eating dried food that is on the concrete.

Kittens Are Able to Figure Out Which Plate Has More Food

From a young age, domestic cats naturally know how to judge and pick between different amounts of cat food.

A black cat and grey tabby lying next to each other.

If Cats are Independent, Why Do They Form Bonds?

Despite their independent reputation, cats do form close bonds with humans and other cats.

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Which Wild Cats Meow?

Wild cats can either roar or meow and purr.

A small wild cat with rusty colored dots on its back and tabby forehead markings.

The Smallest Wild Cat in Asia

The rusty-spotted cat is one of the smallest wild cats in the world.

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