Great article. I know someone, who when she was a teenager, suffered a lot from menstrual cramps. Her cat would automatically come and lie on her lap. She said the cat removed the cramps. Now I suspect the cat was purring.
When I was going through cancer treatment my cat, who wasn't overly affectionate generally, would come and lie next to me and I somehow felt it helped me.
I laughed at the "I was normal three cats ago." I have a friend with 10 cats. She always said she was going to end up a mad cat lady.
In the middle of reading your essay, I collected my kitten and held her while she purred loudly, and I finished my morning read. I did not know this about purring. I currently have 3 foster kittens ( that I may end up keeping) , an indoor senior girl and my indoor/ outdoor barn hunter who prefers to stay close but not cuddled. The kittens give me joy watching them frolic and play. One was on deaths doorstep when I got him but is doing good now.
Absolutely beautiful BB. Purrfection. SuPurrb. Purrtinent (my sister is the. crazy cat lady in our family - I'm the crazy dog lady).
Great article. I know someone, who when she was a teenager, suffered a lot from menstrual cramps. Her cat would automatically come and lie on her lap. She said the cat removed the cramps. Now I suspect the cat was purring.
When I was going through cancer treatment my cat, who wasn't overly affectionate generally, would come and lie next to me and I somehow felt it helped me.
I laughed at the "I was normal three cats ago." I have a friend with 10 cats. She always said she was going to end up a mad cat lady.
I just saw this very charming cat and grandma video today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXRYNEGod-o
I hope you are doing well now. They are so loving. Thank you for the video! Hope you have a wonderful day.
Thanks. Yes over 10 years ago now. You too.
lovely article, will forward to all my cat-loving friends
Thank you Ingrid.
purrposeful, but an artificially generated purr wouldn’t work the same… needs to be part of the whole kitty package 📦
I have a delightful cat and she makes Me very rich!
You Won’t Believe How Rich I Am! (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/you-wont-believe-how-rich-i-am
More About the Millions! (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/more-about-the-millions
In the middle of reading your essay, I collected my kitten and held her while she purred loudly, and I finished my morning read. I did not know this about purring. I currently have 3 foster kittens ( that I may end up keeping) , an indoor senior girl and my indoor/ outdoor barn hunter who prefers to stay close but not cuddled. The kittens give me joy watching them frolic and play. One was on deaths doorstep when I got him but is doing good now.
I'm glad to hear your furry friend is doing well now. They truly are a blessing! It's tough not to want to keep them all.
another study:
The felid purr: A healing mechanism? | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | AIP Publishing
https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jasa/article/110/5_Supplement/2666/550913
Thank you. Will definitely take a look.