Jason

Quick and somewhat informative. Cheetahs, for example, have very nice purrs

@unseen oh yes, it’s indeed soothing for us humans – in fact the same study that is looking into the healing frequency of purrs is looking at the effect of 25MgHz vibrations on humans to establish if it also assists our healing.  Wouldn’t that be something!?

Strega wrote:
@unseen Some wild cats purr too. Apparently, the cats that purr can’t roar, and those that can roar can’t purr. The purring is currently being studied as potentially a healing activity. The idea is that the frequency helps bones and cuts to heal much faster!

I have heard that. Interesting. Still, I don’t think there’s much doubt tha…[Read more]

@unseen Some wild cats purr too.  Apparently, the cats that purr can’t roar, and those that can roar can’t purr.  The purring is currently being studied as potentially a healing activity. The idea is that the frequency helps bones and cuts to heal much faster!

Thanks, that is really interesting.  It does seem like “attachment” is probably the main function.

Simon Paynton wrote:
Some people say it’s a healing mechanism. But I observe that cats purr when they’re happy. So if it was a healing mechanism, they would purr when they’re sad or in pain.

“Not all cat purrs are purrs of contentment. Cats purr when they are stressed, in pain, or severely ill. Often, cats at the end of life will purr. Cats enter…[Read more]

Anyone who knows cats knows that cats, when they do anything, do it because they fucking well feel like doing it.