Hi Kendall,
We have six cats and a dog. I have 3 kids and everyone has a pet cat including the dog. I have valium!! LOL Two of the cats are mine. My book end cats - they look very much alike and are father and daughter. The mother is Amber's cat and she is so cute when the kid cats play too rough and one yowls - she comes and smacks the culprit on the butt with her paw. Family dynamics! The father cat was there to watch over her for the births and helped take care of the kittens right down to cleaning their dirty little bottoms. I was impressed.
Trisha
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From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
Of Kendall D. Corbett
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 12:22 PM
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Subject: Re: Cochlear Implant
Trisha,
A little anthropomorphism is always fun! Our dog understands about
fifteen words to the point we either spell them or don't use them
around him. Our main cat says "Mom" as plain as day, but only to
Janet, and actually sounds like she says the dogs (Carhartt's) name,
too. You have 6 cats?!
On 8/9/07, Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Kat,
>
> This is super news!! Congratualtions! Not all cats are talkers - I have super meowers( Winter and Autumn), a moderate meower ( Dreamsicle), and won't mew a word ( Latte and Cinnamon Sugar)cats. And my male cat Cowlett- meow whines. Cats are as individual as people. I talk to my cats - infact the one cat frequently sounds like she is trying to speak english.... She greets me with something that sounds like Hi Mom, when eating makes a sound like ummmgoood. I am sure we are just giving her sounds meaning but its funny.
>
> Enjoy your new hearing.
>
> Trisha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of Kathy
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:16 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Cochlear Implant
>
>
> As some of you know, I had surgery on June 11 - a cochlear implant in
> my left ear. On July 12, I was "activated," that is, a speech
> processor was programmed and connected to the implant via a magnet
> below the skin. Since then, it's been a wild ride!
>
> For example the fist day after the activation, all the sounds were
> beeps and whistles, as I imagine a dolphin would hear! After a few
> days, I started to distinguish speech and from there on, things have
> been getting better as my brain learns to "hear" all over again and
> interpret sounds. I really have a new appreciation for how a child
> learns language and speech without realizing it. Now as I sit at my
> Mac and type this, I can hear the air conditioner as it hums
> (loudly!) and the radio playing in my bedroom down the hall, and one
> of my neighbors starting up their car outside. The best thing
> though, has been hearing my cat purr as we settle down for the
> night. But I have also found out that she doesn't meow. (and I
> thought she was just silent because I couldn't hear her!)
>
> I'm looking forward to being more socially involved as I get out of
> my self-imposed cocoon of silence. Modern technology is truly
> wonderful! (although I do wish it'd make me a better typist!)
>
> Kat
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Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
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