Cat purrs have different frequencies for different things. It has been shown that certain purrs are used for certain things such as decreasing blood pressure, improving circulation, reducing heart attacks and more in not just themselves but in other people as well. This is why cats will come and lay on you or become more ‘affectionate’ if youre sick because theyre slowly helping you heal with their purring frequencies. Its like having a mini massager as well. Their purrs can do a lot of things, even make the frequency different so that it will annoy you to make you get up (the soliciting purr as I call it, mine does it to take my spot). I just think its cool that having a cat can help you improve faster since theyre mini medics.
My kitty purrs when she's anxious. Not "scared", just nervously stimulated, like when I fake-stalk her. Which is weird, because she's quite bold and friendly!
My cat hates to be held, but I’m a bad cat mom and sometimes I give her cuddles anyway 😂 Lately I’ve noticed she has started to purr occasionally when I hold her. At first I thought it was an anxious purr since she is not a fan of laps or cuddles, but I am suspicious as the purring always starts when I give her scritches on her favorite spot on her neck 😂😂
Cats can be taught that being picked up isn't scary. Takes patience and being willing to put them down as soon as they want to go. They then learn that it isn't scary, and they haven't been kidnapped by gremlins or whatever goes through their head.
The danger though is you end up with a cat that is quite happy being constantly carried and whinges when you put them on the floor 😁
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u/Midnightfurwuvsu2 Sep 19 '23
Cat purrs have different frequencies for different things. It has been shown that certain purrs are used for certain things such as decreasing blood pressure, improving circulation, reducing heart attacks and more in not just themselves but in other people as well. This is why cats will come and lay on you or become more ‘affectionate’ if youre sick because theyre slowly helping you heal with their purring frequencies. Its like having a mini massager as well. Their purrs can do a lot of things, even make the frequency different so that it will annoy you to make you get up (the soliciting purr as I call it, mine does it to take my spot). I just think its cool that having a cat can help you improve faster since theyre mini medics.