Questions tagged [hearing]
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How to test one deaf ear of a cat?
A dominant white cat with blue eyes is said to be at high risk of being deaf. (Here the "dominant" refers to the white color gene, not behaviour.) In case of a white cat with odd eyes, the ear on the side with the blue eye may be deaf, though in…
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How can I teach my deaf puppy social graces?
We have a dachshund that is about a year old now. We found out at about 2 or 3 months that he was deaf stemming from him being double dapple. We have tried to socialize him as much as possible and he does really well with larger dogs. However, he…
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Should cats be given names which end with a vowel?
I have a veterinary book that states the name given to a cat should end with a vowel. The paragraph in which I read this is here:
Naming your new pet should be fun and involve the entire family. You can even find at your local bookstore entire…
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Do dogs interpret decibels the same as humans?
One of our dogs was very badly attacked a few months ago by another dog (thankfully she survived) and we have recently been looking at methods to deter anything like this happening again.
One of the things we found was basically an air-horn,…
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Are loud sounds/music more dangerous for a dog's hearing than a humans?
I have a pretty good stereo system at the house, and I like to listen to my music and movies at a loud volume, but one not particularly dangerous for humans: typically 80-90dB, possibly with peaks around 95-105dB for gunshots/explosions in movies.…
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What is a rabbit's field of vision, range and visual acuity?
I have a pet house rabbit, rabbit eyes are pretty much on the side of their head. They also have great big ears.
What can a rabbit really see? How well can they see? Can they see 360 degrees?
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Can cats identifiy specific tones/frequencies?
I have a cat who lost her eyesight due to blood-pressure complications when she was about 6 years old (she is 8 now). She adapted very well to living without eyesight, to the point where it would almost seem as if she wasn't blind at all.
She…
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Frequency range of dog vocal sounds
The frequency range of human hearing is roughly 20 Hz to 20 kHz, while the frequency range in which speech sounds occur is roughly 250 Hz to 6 kHz.
We know dogs hear in a much higher and broader range of frequencies than humans (one figure suggests…
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What protects a dog's hearing?
My Weimaraner barks VERY loudly (146dB measured with a precision meter)
What protects the dog's eardrums from this extreme noise? My human ears are stunned by this volume and would certainly be damaged if I did not block the noise. Dogs cannot…
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Is it possible for a deaf kitten to sense growling/hissing from another cat?
I've recently adopted a deaf kitten (two days ago). She doesn't respond to any sounds, but she does respond to my senior non-deaf cat hissing and growling (I'm slowly introducing them).
Is it possible that our deaf kitten can sense the…
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How can I help my hard of hearing dog hear better?
I have a white bull-dog (we once thought it was a boxer) that is pretty deaf. He can hear some high pitched things it seems, but when asleep he does not respond to yelling or other noises.
Is there anything I can do to help him hear things better?
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Are dogs much less sensitive to high noise than humans?
I must admit (a bit shamefully) that I was not aware of the fact that volume is on a logarithmic scale and thus following sentence (source) surprised me:
The back seats are closer to 87 dBA, which is good for transporting dogs. A Honda Accord at 70…
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How is owning a deaf cat different from a cat who can hear?
Anyone own or used to own deaf cat?
If so, what was it like?
Was it lot of works compared to hearing cat?
What kind of signs/signals you use to communicate deaf cat?
Thank you for answering!
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Why doesn't my cat seem to mind loud music despite stronger hearing?
I am effectively making a colloquial assumption that my cat's hearing is better than mine but... if this truly is the case, why doesn't my cat seem to mind loud music? Surprising noises that come out of nowhere (regardless of volume) always freak…
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Why does my dog bark when I squeak a tennis ball?
My dog Rocky is a healthy 9 month old bull mastiff. For some reason, he has an old toy, which is a squeaky tennis ball. Originally, whenever I would squeeze it, he wouldn’t care much, but lately I’ve noticed that he will bark not very loudly and…
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