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Deaf and blind - how to tell?

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I have a blind deaf and handicaped GP and he is brillient i rescued him with his brother and when i went to collect him the lady told me he had a bit of a limp but as soon as i saw him i knew there was more to it than that.
The vet confirmed that he was deaf and blind and was also suffering from brain damage which was either caused from being dropped when he was little or born this way .
Thank fully he has a wonderful life and it doesnt get him down we just change a few things and he is like any other GP chap and lives happliy with his brother, he has to live on a flat suface and cannot have anything in the cage that will trip him up as some times he flips on his back a bit like a turtle but he rights himself quickly enough he cant have ramps he smells out food better than any of my other pigs he tends to use his mouth a bit when you handle him but he never bites just mouths.
I hope that his life will be as long as any other GP but he has a home for life with me
 
Interesting thread.

Char-x, you said that your guinea pigs know what the word "no" means.....

Mine always have too but I think it's because I say it in a firm voice, different to the soft tone I usually use, so I wonder if they recognise the tone rather than the word itself. Do you say "no" as you'd normally speak to your piggies?

I will add that I don't have to say no very often - I'm no Barbara Woodhouse and I certainly don't scream or shout, but I find a firm voice is necessary occasionally and it does work! :)
 
I've really enjoyed reading this thread, some of it has made me giggle too! :(|)

I really hope that your girlie pig will be ok even if she is deaf and blind, I'm sure you will give her all the love and TLC she needs. x)
 
Missy - I too think the tone applies a great more than the actual speech patterns (words).

Having said that, some of mine do seem to recognise their names, they respond when their name is said and not other pigs names....although whenever I call Jasmine, Elijah and Errol respond first!
 
My piggies know their names ( usually the reason go and scamper away as quickly as possible).

I have found that generally, piggies react more to the tone than to the actual words. Although some are noticeably brighter than others!
 
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