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From: Trish Black
Date: 2002-06-07 14:23:00 UTC
Subject: Is there a way to test if your ferret is deaf?

Hello. Is there a way to test if your ferret is deaf? I have been
reading on the FML about deaf ferrets recently and notice that my
new kit Zira displays some of the traits that the deaf ferrets show.
She loves to to the alligator roll and she often sleeps with her
head sticking out of the house she sleeps in. I have tried to see
if she responded to certain sounds but it's hard to tell when she's
bouncing around like a ping pong ball! I'm also not sure what color
classification she is, though the vet said a cinnamon but pulled out
a book that only had 4 different colors. I have attached a file of
a picture of Zira and would love any feedback. She has no mask,
white chest, & the backs of her legs are white. If she is deaf I'd
like to learn the hand signals that I've read about and learn how to
communicate while she is still so young (10 - 12 weeks).
Thanks, Trish ~ Merry, Pippin & Zira




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