Cat Gets New Ears

The Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin, named this cat Lady in a Fur Coat, or Lady for short. She suffered from hematomas and chronic infections which led to her ear flaps being removed. Lady kept her sweet demeanor, however. Shelter staff member Ash Collins took pity on the cat and crocheted her a new set of ears. Lady looked so cute in the new bonnet that within a day of posting the pictures on Facebook, she found her new forever family. -via Fark

(Image credit: Dane County Humane Society)

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That depends on whether the infections also damaged the inside of her ears or not, which we don't know. Those flaps help a cat amplify and focus on sounds, particularly sounds from the direction they are facing, although they can move them around. They also help a cat determine which direction a sound is coming from. Without them, Lady could still hear, but not as precisely. She'll be okay as an indoor cat.

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does it impair the cats hearing at all is my question, but i suppose theyve already considered that

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