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What are the causes of purring domestic cats ?

Small cats purr or purr to indicate their need for safety


Causes of cat purring

 Purring or purring is a sound that cats make when they feel joy and tranquility, and to indicate pleasure, and also when they approach their cat owners and their favorite humans.


And purring is also issued by some sick cats when they feel depressed.


When cats purr, it becomes impossible to hear the heartbeat or breathe well, and many cats stop purring when they see running water from a tap, and then the heartbeat and breathing can be heard more clearly, and you may see your veterinarian open the tap in the examination room to stop the cat from purring so that he can successfully detected.

 

In a study on the nature of the sounds made by domestic cats and their relationship to humans, a group of researchers at the University of Sussex revealed that cats use a distinctive pattern of meowing and purring when they are hungry.


These sounds can have a special effect on humans, as they give us the feeling that the cat is hungry or that it is upset about something.

Why do cats make a sound?

Domestic cats purr frequency ranges between 25-150 hertz, which happens to be this frequency that makes muscles and bones grow better, and this is what makes experts believe that cat purring has evolved over the years as a kind of survival tactic, as this purring helps to increase Growth and speed of recovery from diseases.


In another study, it was found that purring has frequencies that disturb the cat’s body and treat bones, fractures and many diseases that cats suffer from, and some researchers even believe that these sounds have the ability to heal some diseases in humans.


In addition to the fact that cats purr in cases of illness, cats also purr to indicate hunger as well, as one recent study confirmed that some cats issue a special type of purring to ask for food from their owners, which is similar to the screams issued by human fetuses.


This advanced behavior of cats is called solicitation purr.

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