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What Does It Mean When Your Cat Purrs?
By: Alfred and Miss Patches Marie Kitty Cat
If you are an experienced cat person you will know that a
cat doesn't just purr when it is being petted, cats will
also purr when there is some kind of traumatic or tense
moment, and even when they are injured or at death's door.
Purring is a mechanism for the cat to express itself and for
even more amazing reasons.
Cats have been known for their remarkable endurance. When a
trauma occurs to a cat they are stoic about it, according to
most veterinarian professionals. Cat's purr under stress and
most of the time this is considered to be a soothing,
healing, relaxing sound not only to them but to others.
Those involved in the study and practice of holistic healing
say that the Hertz of a purring cat lies between twenty-five
and one hundred fifty. There is ongoing research, but some
studies have shown that these sound frequencies may be able
to stimulate healing and bone growth in other animals and
humans.
The most common scientific opinion is that when a cat purrs
it activates nerve endings within the voice box that vibrate
the vocal cords and create the purr that we all know and
love to hear from our kitties. A smaller percentage of
scientists believe that the sound is caused by vibrating
blood vessels within the voice box itself. Most
veterinarians consider this to be a voluntary act and cats
appear to purr when they want to purr.
Every domestic cat has the ability to purr providing there
isn't some kind of genetic defect of the voice or trauma to
the neck. A mother cat, or queen, will purr while giving
birth. Kittens purr while nursing at the mother cat, and the
mother cat will purr right back at the nursing kittens. Your
cat will purr just because you are in the same room, let
alone when you are petting it or brushing it.
Cats have been used in healing therapies in hospitals
because of that marvelous purr. Some cats even go around
with their owners to retirement communities and cheer up the
inhabitants. In fact, some nursing homes are now adopting
resident cats because of their positive effect on the mood
of the human residents. The feline human bond is remarkable
and reinforced when a cat purrs. The response to this type
of healing is remarkable.
Alfred
Alfred's Story:
Hi, I'm one of your furry feline friends on the Net. I'm a big, almost all
black American Shorthair, with just a small patch of white under my chin.
I'm a good kitty too!
My favorite things to do are:
Sleep
Nap
Eat
Play with my toys
Sleep
Nap
Eat
Bother my human friends
Keep unwanted visitors like mice from the barnyard.
Actually, I've got life kicked.
I also go outside and make all these cat noises and prowl around...I do
this to make my human friends think I'm really needed and important around
here.
My human friends are pretty cool guys. They brush me
whenever I want and keep my litter box clean, and most importantly, feed me a
really Delicious and scrumptious tasting food.
And...they give me lots of great treats. Yum Yummy Yum!!!
And hey, I deserve it. I keep the whole farm running in good shape and the
house from being infested with mice.
Course, sometimes I have to show that dog...Tippy...who's really boss, but
that's okay. Tippy is pretty neat for a dog.
Don't let anyone fool you, I'm the King around here.
Dave & Tippy know it and I get away with whatever I want. I sleep
where I want and when I want and make Dave buy me the highest quality food he
can find.
You wanna know why?
It's really simple. I have a good friend, Dr. Jane Bicks. She's a really
swell person and just loves cats!
Anyway Dr. Jane told Dave that in
order for me to look and feel my best and to live the longest life possible, I
need a really good quality food. A food that has meat proteins in it...not
corn.
Now just think about that for one minute.
Did you ever see a cat go out and bring back to the house an ear of corn?
What do they bring back?
Mice, chipmunks, rodents.....all meat.
Get that?
Cats are carnivores. Cats need meat
proteins. Not incomplete proteins from grains.
Dave buys me Life's Abundance food and
the Daily Supplement. (correct that...Daily treat) It's because the
Life's Abundance food is meat based and provides me with the proteins I need
to live the longest and healthiest life possible.
And the Daily Supplement gives me those extra vitamins and minerals that I
need. (Dr. Jane says the Daily Supplement is really important....but I love
the taste so much...I call them treats!)
I sure do look and feel good...and have a shiny coat that glistens in the
sunlight. And I never go to the vets for health related issues.
==> From one feline to another, I really want
you to
experience this delightfully Purr-fect
dining ecstasy in your next food bowl.
Check out Alfred's
Favorite Feline Dining Experience Here
You will be purring all the way to the feed bowl.
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