Hey everyone! I’m Alex, a twenty-something living in Scotland, who adopted Luan the kitten with my partner on July 27 2018. On this blog you will find frequent pics, updates, and anecdotes of his daily life, so please consider subscribing if you want more cats on your dashboard! I am also happy to answer questions if anyone’s curious about life with a deaf cat.
Here are some introductory facts about Luan:
He was born March 29 2018
He was born completely deaf
He is a domestic shorthair (we think)
His eyes are weird. I describe them as amber, but they have a slight greenish tint and there is green at the very centers of his irises. So maybe they’re hazel? Their color doesn’t show accurately on camera at all, however
He was known as Noah before we adopted him
His name is pronounced LOO-awn and it means “moon” in Scottish Gaelic
Before we adopted him, he was rehomed 6 times (every 2 weeks of his short life)
We received the news that we’d been chosen to be his paw-rents on Friday the 13th. He arrived the night of a full lunar eclipse. Ominous…?
We are teaching him hand signs to communicate with him
He is indoor-only but I plan on harness-training him so he can enjoy the outdoors in a safe way
He is one of the most confident and fearless cats I’ve ever met, while also being extremely cuddly
Some deaf cats are completely silent, while others are extremely noisy. He is somewhere in the middle: quiet but not completely silent, with a soft meow
As of when this was posted (August 8), he is just over 4 months old and TEETHING LIKE THE DEVIL