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Dot's hearing change
Dot's hearing is not what it used to be. It's a fairly subtle change, but I
can tell. I have to raise my voice a little louder when calling her. I have to honk the squeaker on the loofa toys to let her know when it's time for spanks. She doesn't come running when I unscrew the treats jar - I have to give it a shake. At this point, I'd say that my hearing is more acute than hers. That's pretty poor for her, considering that she's a cat, and I'm a hoomin. But like I said, it's a subtle change. She still plays and gets zoomies and begs to be held. She's almost 13 years old now. The same age that Betty would have been if she hadn't died of cancer 6 years ago at the age of six. I feel like I've gotten another chance, a chance to see what could have been. I'm glad to be able to be with Dot, a gracefully aging, slighty chubby, funnily squeaky, tuxedo girl. |
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Dot's hearing is not what it used to be. It's a fairly subtle change, but
I can tell. I have to raise my voice a little louder when calling her. I have to honk the squeaker on the loofa toys to let her know when it's time for spanks. She doesn't come running when I unscrew the treats jar - I have to give it a shake. My Muriel spent the last few years of her life like that - I needed to bring the bag of treats to her, where previously she could hear me getting the bag out from the other end of the garden. I knew it was getting bad when when she didn't even notice me playing a tenor sax a few inches from her ear. She was a happy little thing right to the end, though. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message news Dot's hearing is not what it used to be. It's a fairly subtle change, but I can tell. I have to raise my voice a little louder when calling her. I have to honk the squeaker on the loofa toys to let her know when it's time for spanks. She doesn't come running when I unscrew the treats jar - I have to give it a shake. At this point, I'd say that my hearing is more acute than hers. That's pretty poor for her, considering that she's a cat, and I'm a hoomin. But like I said, it's a subtle change. She still plays and gets zoomies and begs to be held. She's almost 13 years old now. The same age that Betty would have been if she hadn't died of cancer 6 years ago at the age of six. I feel like I've gotten another chance, a chance to see what could have been. I'm glad to be able to be with Dot, a gracefully aging, slighty chubby, funnily squeaky, tuxedo girl. It's a privilege to have an old cat. KFC never had hearing loss, she got CRF,but something would got her in the end. I hoped it wasn't a street snatch, but unfortunately it was. KFC was also a tuxedo. I will never get over her being snatched when she normally never went out and was just looking for me when I was gone. She was not confused when she was in her own house, she chose not to go out as she got very old. Unfortunately, she missed me while I was in hosp and went out to look. Thank you (not) to the person who picked her up, got her put down and made me search for ages to find what had happened to her. Tweed |
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On 05/13/2012 01:11 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
wrote in message news Dot's hearing is not what it used to be. It's a fairly subtle change, but I can tell. I have to raise my voice a little louder when calling her. I have to honk the squeaker on the loofa toys to let her know when it's time for spanks. She doesn't come running when I unscrew the treats jar - I have to give it a shake. At this point, I'd say that my hearing is more acute than hers. That's pretty poor for her, considering that she's a cat, and I'm a hoomin. But like I said, it's a subtle change. She still plays and gets zoomies and begs to be held. She's almost 13 years old now. The same age that Betty would have been if she hadn't died of cancer 6 years ago at the age of six. I feel like I've gotten another chance, a chance to see what could have been. I'm glad to be able to be with Dot, a gracefully aging, slighty chubby, funnily squeaky, tuxedo girl. It's a privilege to have an old cat. KFC never had hearing loss, she got CRF,but something would got her in the end. I hoped it wasn't a street snatch, but unfortunately it was. KFC was also a tuxedo. I will never get over her being snatched when she normally never went out and was just looking for me when I was gone. She was not confused when she was in her own house, she chose not to go out as she got very old. Unfortunately, she missed me while I was in hosp and went out to look. Thank you (not) to the person who picked her up, got her put down and made me search for ages to find what had happened to her. Tweed Did you ever determine who it was? If so, did you do anything about it? That was a good subtle move about the wall. I'll bet they are "stewing in their own juice" about it now. Best wishes. MLB |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... On 05/13/2012 01:11 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message news Dot's hearing is not what it used to be. It's a fairly subtle change, but I can tell. I have to raise my voice a little louder when calling her. I have to honk the squeaker on the loofa toys to let her know when it's time for spanks. She doesn't come running when I unscrew the treats jar - I have to give it a shake. At this point, I'd say that my hearing is more acute than hers. That's pretty poor for her, considering that she's a cat, and I'm a hoomin. But like I said, it's a subtle change. She still plays and gets zoomies and begs to be held. She's almost 13 years old now. The same age that Betty would have been if she hadn't died of cancer 6 years ago at the age of six. I feel like I've gotten another chance, a chance to see what could have been. I'm glad to be able to be with Dot, a gracefully aging, slighty chubby, funnily squeaky, tuxedo girl. It's a privilege to have an old cat. KFC never had hearing loss, she got CRF,but something would got her in the end. I hoped it wasn't a street snatch, but unfortunately it was. KFC was also a tuxedo. I will never get over her being snatched when she normally never went out and was just looking for me when I was gone. She was not confused when she was in her own house, she chose not to go out as she got very old. Unfortunately, she missed me while I was in hosp and went out to look. Thank you (not) to the person who picked her up, got her put down and made me search for ages to find what had happened to her. Tweed Did you ever determine who it was? If so, did you do anything about it? No I never found out, but I have my suspicions. I knew she wouldn't live much longer but I would have preferred to have done it myself. .. Not have her missing when June was looking after her. That was a good subtle move about the wall. I'll bet they are "stewing in their own juice" about it now. Best wishes. MLB We'll see what happens. I am quite prepared to go to court about it because I know I will win. Tweed |
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On Sun, 13 May 2012 11:22:31 +0100, Jack Campin
wrote: My Muriel spent the last few years of her life like that - I needed to bring the bag of treats to her, where previously she could hear me getting the bag out from the other end of the garden. I knew it was getting bad when when she didn't even notice me playing a tenor sax a few inches from her ear. She was a happy little thing right to the end, though. They're very adaptable. I suspect that some of them find it to be an improvement - less need to worry about vacuum cleaners, thunderstorms, and annoying slaves calling them. |
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On Sun, 13 May 2012 20:46:30 +0100, Judith Latham
wrote: I would have asked if it was selective hearing if it hadn't been for the treats jar. You're obviously enjoying having each other. That, plus the spanking. Both of mine just love being spanked, to a surprising degree. |
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My Muriel spent the last few years of her life like that - I needed
to bring the bag of treats to her, where previously she could hear me getting the bag out from the other end of the garden. I knew it was getting bad when when she didn't even notice me playing a tenor sax a few inches from her ear. She was a happy little thing right to the end, though. They're very adaptable. I suspect that some of them find it to be an improvement - less need to worry about vacuum cleaners, thunderstorms, and annoying slaves calling them. For Muriel an added plus was that she got a bearer to carry her through to where the catfood was, since she couldn't hear the tin being opened. A small pink sedan chair would obviously have been more appropriate for one of her station, though. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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