That lovely sound of a purring cat

It’s a sound everyone loves. When a cat purrs, we know it means your cat is secure and happy. But why does my cat purr?

My cat knows it’s an effective way to communicate. When I’m petting my cats and they purr, I keep petting them. Or, I let them stay in my lap. Most likely both.

Cats purr physically begins in their diaphragm and then to their larynx. A domestic cat’s purr is 26 hertz. Coincidently, or not, science has proved that a low frequency like 26 hertz is a sound that aids healing bones and tissue.

Why does my cat purr?

Another reason why cats purr: it helps them when they’re scared or injured. Cats will even go next to other pets to console them.

Tom comforts a vet

Humans too.

Vincent the cat comforts dying Luna from Anne D.

Cats have been known to sense a dying housemate, like a dog. Vincent, a cat, laid next to the dying dog Luna. He purred and snuggled Even a dying cat will purr, to comfort themselves, maybe to console us too.

So purring, for happiness or comfort, is another way we bond with our cats.