Confessions of a Cat Breeder

Hello Jasmine,

Thank you very much for the advice. I'm going to try using more physical gestures when training her. When I get home or come into a room where she is, I try to use the light switch or tap on something and she responds to that very well. When it's time for her to eat I lift up her bowl and show it to her, then she jumps, miauws and comes running straight towards me, it's so cute! Well she doesn't really miauw most of the time, she just peeps, that's why her name is Peeps. I don't know if it's because she's deaf that she mostly just peeps. when I get home I get a miauw once and a while, and oh boy she can purr!

The flashlight is a very good idea, I definitely have to try that. Everybody is very gentle with her and she adapts very well, she's very loving and adapts to everybody really fast.

A few moths ago she got to know my parents dog. I was a little scared she would be scared of him, since he's a Jack Russel! Although he's a doggy with a lot of energy, he's very loving too. They got along instantly. It was such a big surprise. They would sleep together and even play! It was so funny to actually see them play together. I think she wasn't scared of him cause she couldn't hear him bark.

I'll definitely will never let her go outside, she loves it though, when I take her with me in her carrier she loves to put her nose up in the air and she loves sitting in the sun. But she'll have to be a home kitty.

One more question, she has a cat gym with all different levels and she loves to play and jump on it, but her balance doesn't seem to be very good, sometimes she really falls off. Does that have anything to do with the fact she's deaf? balance is also a part of the ears no? Sometimes she seems a bit clumsy.

I'm going to try your tips and I'll keep you updated on how things go. Thank you again for answering and the good tips, I appreciate it!

Thank you and take care,

Natacha