When your cat purrs you know that she is happy. Right? No, that is not quite right. It is probable that a lot of cat caregivers misunderstand the reason why cats purr because it is most commonly seen when a … Continue reading →
The question is misguided as some wild cats do purr and meow. For those wild cats who don’t purr and meow they have alternative close range sounds which serve a similar purpose. Without going into a detailed discussion about the … Continue reading →
You can work out the real reason why domestic cats purr by observing when they do it. There was a time when people believed that the purr simply meant that their cat was contented. But there’s more to it than … Continue reading →
At one time, in the long distant past, there was a theory that the cat’s voicebox had nothing whatsoever to do with purring. Experts argued that it was to do with the cat’s blood flowing through her veins into the … Continue reading →
Do cats purr with other cats? Or do they purr only with humans? I’ll get straight to the point: domestic cats do purr when not in the presence of humans and some wild cat species purr too. We normally associate … Continue reading →
How do cats purr? I mean how do domestic cats physically make the purring sound? I present three theories. The first one that I describe has far more merit than the second. False Vocal Cord Theory As for other feline … Continue reading →
The feline purring sound means: ‘I am inoffensive‘. A close human equivalent to purring is smiling. Purring is heard under eight different conditions. I discuss them on this page. There was a time when – before the educational Internet (!) … Continue reading →
Is a computer generated cat purr as good as the real thing? The real thing is more than just a soothing sound. There is also the presence of a cat. I wonder if you need both to get the full … Continue reading →
The phrase “inappropriate purring” has been coined by a writer on a website1 about pets. For me, this terminology is misleading and incorrect. The writer of the article that I’m referring to explains that as purring is normally associated with … Continue reading →
I will speculate and state that the sound waves of the cat’s purr physically vibrates cells in the body at the site of the wound or injury. The process wakes up the cells to make them more responsive to the … Continue reading →
