This is kind of a long story.  My neighbor has lots of cats, dogs, and
children.  I like my neighbor, but I don't like the way he treats his
animals.  I'm sure he'd love to do better, but he's poor and poorly
educated.  His cats are all indoor/outdoor cats.  All of the older ones are
spayed or neutered.

His youngest cat, a foundling, got pregnant this spring.  I offered to pay
for spaying her, but he couldn't face the idea of aborting kittens.  I tried
to talk to them about the birth, I bought kitten food for Frosty during the
pregnancy, and I prepared a box for her to give birth in.  I sat with her
and one of the children while she had the first kitten, in a quiet room away
from all the household noise.  I left for a few hours.  When I came back,
she had had another kitten, in their living room, with all five other cats,
two dogs, four teenagers, two adults, and a blaring tv all present.  I tried
to convince them that the new family needed privacy and quiet, but they
didn't think that they did.  There were, luckily, only two kittens.

Three days later they asked me if the kittens could stay at my house because
Frosty kept moving them.  (Duh.)  I installed them in our spare room (our
two cats are indoor only and one of them is less than pleasant around other
cats.)  They've been here for five weeks now.  They're healthy, happy, and a
joy to watch.  I'm happier because I know they're safe and I can get their
first shots and get Frosty spayed before they return home.

There's just one problem, and I need all the advice I can get.  Frosty is a
pure white cat with green eyes.  The kittens are both white with blue eyes.
One of the kittens is deaf.  The vet hasn't verified this yet - he said not
to make a special trip for that, but she does not respond to sound at all
and her sister does.  I told my neighbor she must absolutely be an indoor
only cat - his girlfriend wants to adopt her and will keep her indoors.  His
girlfriend is a nice person, but also not very well educated nor curious.  I
want to be able to give her as much help as I can with little Sugar.  Can
anyone give any advice on deaf kitties?

Thanks,
Susan