Laugh. Love. Lush.

Derek and I recently adopted a kitten from the Kalamazoo Animal Rescue. Her name is Primrose, or "Prim", she's 6 months old, and she's deaf.



She has acclimated extremely well to us too. She was sleeping with us on the second night. I'm positive she would've slept with us on the first night if we had let her too.

Now, when I tell people she's deaf, I get one main response: How do you communicate?
And really it's no different than having a hearing cat. I mean...it's not like cats really listen to begin with. All her other senses are in overdrive so Prim is actually quite perceptive. The fact that we have hardwood floors makes it easier too. She can feel the vibrations of us walking around and we can stomp to get her attention. If she's asleep (and she sleeps REALLY deep because of her hearing impairment), all we have to do is tap the area next to her and she wakes up. She also quite enjoys it if you hum when you hold her.

Over the last few days, I've made several discoveries about our little Primrose.
1) She already runs this place. Derek already refers to her as the princess.
2) She LOVES chaser toys. Best $10 I ever spent.
3) She is a very picky eater. Took several Pet Supplies Plus samples to pin down what she'll eat (Blue Buffalo Healthy Growth dry food supplemented with TikiCat or Weruva wet food).
4) There's a spot on her chin and if you scratch it just right, her back leg moves like a dog's.
5) She prefers to sleep under a blanket. The gray quilt at the end of our bed is her blanket of choice.

Now she has yet to really meet Sarge apart from sniffing him through a doggy gate. But we think that the fact that she's deaf will make it easier for her to get used to him. He's a little crazy and makes weird noises and whatnot. But she won't be spooked by that because she can't hear him. We're hoping to introduce them officially by the end of next week. Stay tuned.