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| Celtic Ferret |
Finona the rescue ferret went to the vet yesterday. She got a clean
bill of health, except for being deaf and suffering from a trauma that
has her head tilted sideways.
We got a referral to a people chiropracter who treats animals. The
doctor is going to treat Fiona at no cost for the next month. We're
hoping to re-align the spine so she can hold her head properly.
She was quite the hit at the office. A ferret owner on the staff came
out out to play with her. Being deaf, didn't stop the staff person
from gushing all over Fiona and kissing her.
KG
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| Bill Leary |
"Celtic Ferret" <katgall@voyager.net> wrote in message
news:1109970367.269687.185610@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Being deaf, didn't stop the staff person
> from gushing all over Fiona and kissing her.
It's not logical, but I find that the animal being deaf doesn't make a lot of
difference to any of us.
We have a nearly deaf dog we continue to talk to, and when we took him to the
vet both the vet and the assistant talked to him the whole time.
My cat is stone deaf, and I continue to talk to her. At least in her case, I
expect she gets SOMETHING out of it when she's got her head jammed up under my
chin, but other times I doubt it does any good.
I guess if one of my ferrets were deaf, I'd talk to him or her as well. It's
not logical, but it's very human.
- Bill
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| Celtic Ferret |
In last 11 yrs I've had 3 deaf ferrets, Fiona is the 4th. Poor Jaspar
was dumb as a box of rocks, and never learned things easily. Simon was
a happy go lucky guy so we took him to outdoor rock concerts. He liked
beer and it was a battle to keep him out of our cups or the cup of
someone who wanted to pet him. Carolyn came into Ohio as part of the
Utah rescue. She talked all the time. I think naming her after an
Irish bard was appropriate.
Fiona is only 9 or 10 wks old. She's a smart little thing. She's
already litter box trained. She's pigging out on duck soup and regular
chow. With her head bent to the side it took her a couple days to
learn to navigate the cage which is 4 ft high. She was falling off the
ramps. She found the hammock this morning and fell out of it because
she was sleeping half way out of the hammock.
I also decided to keep her with old sick ferrets so they wouldn't
hassle her as much as they younger ferrets might. Hobbes won't let her
come into his pop box, so she has to go play in another one.
KG
Bill Leary wrote:
> "Celtic Ferret" <katgall@voyager.net> wrote in message
> news:1109970367.269687.185610@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Being deaf, didn't stop the staff person
> > from gushing all over Fiona and kissing her.
>
> It's not logical, but I find that the animal being deaf doesn't make
a lot of
> difference to any of us.
>
> We have a nearly deaf dog we continue to talk to, and when we took
him to the
> vet both the vet and the assistant talked to him the whole time.
>
> My cat is stone deaf, and I continue to talk to her. At least in her
case, I
> expect she gets SOMETHING out of it when she's got her head jammed up
under my
> chin, but other times I doubt it does any good.
>
> I guess if one of my ferrets were deaf, I'd talk to him or her as
well. It's
> not logical, but it's very human.
>
> - Bill
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| lin |
"Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "Celtic Ferret" <katgall@voyager.net> wrote in message
> news:1109970367.269687.185610@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Being deaf, didn't stop the staff person
>> from gushing all over Fiona and kissing her.
>
> It's not logical, but I find that the animal being deaf doesn't make a lot
> of
> difference to any of us.
>
> We have a nearly deaf dog we continue to talk to, and when we took him to
> the
> vet both the vet and the assistant talked to him the whole time.
>
> My cat is stone deaf, and I continue to talk to her. At least in her
> case, I
> expect she gets SOMETHING out of it when she's got her head jammed up
> under my
> chin, but other times I doubt it does any good.
>
> I guess if one of my ferrets were deaf, I'd talk to him or her as well.
> It's
> not logical, but it's very human.
3 of my 4 are deaf, & I talk to them just as much as I talk to the hearing
one (Ariel). You can never tell how complete their deafness is, if they can
pick up certain pitches, or what. Besides, they *can* read your facial
expressions, & talking to them helps them do that. I use my hands a lot,
too, & even find myself doing that w/ Ariel. I just treat them all the same,
I guess.
While I'm not an expert by any means, I've noticed, too, that deaf people
who either don't feel comfortable being around hearing people on a regular
basis, or who have a lot of deafness in their families, don't tend to
vocalize much when they use ASL. Deaf people who are more comfortable around
hearing people, or who are the only deaf member of their family, tend to
vocalize naturally as they sign. Jim & I used to belong to our local deaf
club, as we both sign, but we're too busy anymore, which is a shame, cos I
really miss it.
--
Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
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| Celtic Ferret |
I talk to my deaf ferrets. I like to hold them over my heart so they
can feel my heart beat and echoes of my talking.
Other than Jaspar, who was probably never properly socialized, all my
deaf ferrets have been a real joy. Jaspar made a friend with Buckshot
and was happy to have someone of his own to play with.
KG
Bill Leary wrote:
> "Celtic Ferret" <katgall@voyager.net> wrote in message
> news:1109970367.269687.185610@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Being deaf, didn't stop the staff person
> > from gushing all over Fiona and kissing her.
>
> It's not logical, but I find that the animal being deaf doesn't make
a lot of
> difference to any of us.
>
> We have a nearly deaf dog we continue to talk to, and when we took
him to the
> vet both the vet and the assistant talked to him the whole time.
>
> My cat is stone deaf, and I continue to talk to her. At least in her
case, I
> expect she gets SOMETHING out of it when she's got her head jammed up
under my
> chin, but other times I doubt it does any good.
>
> I guess if one of my ferrets were deaf, I'd talk to him or her as
well. It's
> not logical, but it's very human.
>
> - Bill
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| swamp |
On 5 Mar 2005 09:53:32 -0800, "Celtic Ferret" <katgall@voyager.net>
wrote:
>I talk to my deaf ferrets. I like to hold them over my heart so they
>can feel my heart beat and echoes of my talking.
It's theorized that their extra pads sense vibrations in the soil,
helping them follow prey in the dark. If the theory holds any water,
and I think it does, they'd also feel the vibrations in one's chest
and throat when s/he talks.
The heartbeat I'm not so sure... Even if they were aware of such
things, which I doubt, our heart rate is so much slower than theirs I
imagine they simply interpret it as another one of our movements.
Either way, I don't see how holding a deaf ferret against one's chest
and talking to it could cause any harm, and might do some good.
swamp
--
"Who me officer? What's a ferut. These guys?? No, they're Polish cats."
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