Sounds of Silence

Things haven’t progressed any further with Theo’s acceptance of his new roomies. I began to wonder today if one of the issues might be his hearing. I noticed over the summer that he often would seemed startled when I approached him from behind and then came into his line of vision.

I’ve noticed that Norma and Alias might be in another room making a racket between their buffalo herd chasing each other to knocking things over and crashing into walls. Theo doesn’t react to any of it. I don’t know if his hearing is really an issue- he’s always been a spacey cat in his own world. When I first adopted him I wondered if it was possible for a cat to be autistic. Still, if he has lost his hearing I could see why it would be even more stressful to have two strange cats in the house that can pounce/attack him with his defenses down.... Just a theory....