What a nice article! I don't think Leopold would like me putting my head on his though. Haha!

I was calling him tonight and not getting much reaction. I got down on the floor and patted the carpet with my hands. He looked over at me. His ears were being held forward a little bit though, like he was trying to zero in on the source of the sound. But maybe it's just a reflex and he was just feeling the vibrations. I don't know.

Huh. I never knew deaf bunnies existed.
O_O
How is it January first already?

Posted By LBJ10 on 12/31/2011 04:02 PM
,,,,I got down on the floor and patted the carpet with my hands. He looked over at me. His ears were being held forward a little bit though, like he was trying to zero in on the source of the sound. But maybe it's just a reflex and he was just feeling the vibrations. I don't know.

I can see where that could be a physical reaction of curiosity regardless if he could actually hear it or not. 

Posted By BB on 12/31/2011 04:05 PM

Posted By LBJ10 on 12/31/2011 04:02 PM
,,,,I got down on the floor and patted the carpet with my hands. He looked over at me. His ears were being held forward a little bit though, like he was trying to zero in on the source of the sound. But maybe it's just a reflex and he was just feeling the vibrations. I don't know.

I can see where that could be a physical reaction of curiosity regardless if he could actually hear it or not. 

 

That's what I'm thinking. Well, I'm just going to assume he is deaf then. I will bring it up with the vet next time I'm there. It's nothing worth dragging him in for, but if he's going anyway then I can ask.

Posted By SuperCheesetastic on 12/31/2011 04:05 PM
Huh. I never knew deaf bunnies existed.
O_O
How is it January first already?

 

There are deaf rabbits, cats, dogs, chincillla, guinea pigs....Basically almost all animals including humans are deaf..

 

I'm a human and deaf..

Okay, I was bad. I had a noise maker (party favor horn) left over from the other night. I crept over to their room. Leopold had his back turned to me. I blew on it, Wooly jumped up and looked at me and Leopold just sat there like a little bump on a log. Poor Wooly, I keep traumatizing him.

Posted By LBJ10 on 01/02/2012 03:02 PM
Okay, I was bad. I had a noise maker (party favor horn) left over from the other night. I crept over to their room. Leopold had his back turned to me. I blew on it, Wooly jumped up and looked at me and Leopold just sat there like a little bump on a log. Poor Wooly, I keep traumatizing him.

hahah....Poor Wooly, he seriously is going to think that the humans of the house have gone nutty...or at least one in particular.

I'm thinking at some point Wooly will just start ignoring this nutty human and then I'll start thinking he's deaf too!