Princess buttercup might be deaf

Well Buttercup has been with us for a couple of days And Ive noticed that she does not startle at any loud noises. So I decided to test my theory on her possibly being deaf. I put her on the floor and let her play and then snuck up behind her and went SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS kinda like a cat hissing, nothing, no reaction what so ever. Then I tried it again by clapping, once again nothing. So my husband distracted her and I snapped my fingers next to her ears, once again no reaction, not even her ear moving to the sound. Is this a pretty good indication that she can't hear? If it is, what are some tips on training her? when Cali was young and did something bad I would clap loudly and say "no,no!". If a cat can't hear how do you teach them that what they are doing is wrong? Any advice from people who have deaf cats would be awesome.

What color is she?

How old is Buttercup? I really don't have to reprimand Clyde because he was about 8 when we got him. But i do get his attention by stomping on the floor (2 times for food, 3 times for anything else) or flicking lights on and off. They are quite sensitive to vibrations. Sometimes when Clyde gets locked in a room, he can tell when someone is walking upstairs and sets up a racket to be rescued!

Buttercup is a calico and she is 6 weeks old. she is getting into cords and biting (You know how kittens are) I don't know how to tell her that stuff is unacceptable. Ive started tapping her on the nose but she just pounces my hand. Here is a pic of her

I would have your vet check to determine if she is deaf or not. Sometimes kittens at that age can just be unresponsive....it doesn't happen often, but I had one of a litter of 4 who didn't acknowledge me at all until after 8 weeks of age.

well the thing that worries me is not the unresponsiveness to me its the unresponsiveness in general. After I wrote this I took two metal bowls and banged them together about 5 feet above her head while she was eating, Nothing, no ear twitch, no startle, nothing. Thats not normal even for a kitten. It wasn't until she saw me in her perifreal (sp?) that she looked up. I am going to be taking her to the vet on monday but Im pretty sure he's going to tell me what I already know.

It does sound like that. Can you get some bitter apple stuff for the cords? It's going to be a bit difficult to get her trained up early on, you know kittens! But she's very cute!!!

She is adorable!! With Keller everything is visual. I shake my finger at her when she is doing something I don't like. If I need to get her attention first I stomp. She also know that when I rub my fingers and thumb together I want her to come for some love...or anything else. She pays a lot of attention to visual cues but your little girl may need to grow up first. Good luck!