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Types of purrs
One of the wonderful things about cats is their purr. I think that
there are a lot of different types of purrs that communicate different feelings. One type of purr is the purr of realization. The realization of being loved. A cat produces this purr when it's been asleep, and you start stroking it. It may be accompanied by acknowledging murping and squirming. Another type of purr is the purr of anticipation. Cats produce this purr when they're expecting something. Betty would make this purr when I was preparing treats, or if she was asking to get under the covers or on top of my lap. Cats also make this purr when you've just come home from work, and they're waiting to be picked up and cuddled. But the most subtle form of purr is the purr of revelation. Betty would make this purr when she wanted to tell me something. First, she would come to me giving off a purr of anticipation. Me: "Oh, hello honey. You want to be with daddy?" Betty: "Purrr" Me: "Okay." (picks her up and walks around) "How long would you like to be with daddy?" Betty: "Purr-murmur" Me: "'Forever'?! You know that's a long time." Betty: "Purrrr" Me: "You realize that means we would never ever be apart?" Betty: "Purrrrrr" Me: "Thank you my love. Daddy wants to be with you forever too." (kiss and nose-touch) |
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On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:28:18 -0400, Takayuki
yodeled: One of the wonderful things about cats is their purr. I think that there are a lot of different types of purrs that communicate different feelings. One type of purr is the purr of realization. The realization of being loved. A cat produces this purr when it's been asleep, and you start stroking it. It may be accompanied by acknowledging murping and squirming. I especially love that one. Stinky is the master of it. When I wake up Dante, he's ready to play, and starts bopping at me immediately. Another type of purr is the purr of anticipation. Cats produce this purr when they're expecting something. Betty would make this purr when I was preparing treats, or if she was asking to get under the covers or on top of my lap. Cats also make this purr when you've just come home from work, and they're waiting to be picked up and cuddled. But the most subtle form of purr is the purr of revelation. Betty would make this purr when she wanted to tell me something. First, she would come to me giving off a purr of anticipation. Me: "Oh, hello honey. You want to be with daddy?" Betty: "Purrr" Me: "Okay." (picks her up and walks around) "How long would you like to be with daddy?" Betty: "Purr-murmur" Me: "'Forever'?! You know that's a long time." Betty: "Purrrr" Me: "You realize that means we would never ever be apart?" Betty: "Purrrrrr" Me: "Thank you my love. Daddy wants to be with you forever too." (kiss and nose-touch) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War |
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Types of purrs
I'm always in a state of wonder about the language of our five, including The
Most Glorious Sound of Purr. Roxie has the purr of realiazation honed to a quiet but well-spoken art. She'll squirm a bit when we approach her on her "bed" (my pile of laundry of such magtnitude that I haven't stuck anything in my closet for a shamefully long period because Madame gets miffed if I disturb it) and give her a scritchie or petting, and purr so quietly you have to feel her throat to know it's there. Stosh saves his for when he wants his pick-up, or when my Little Gent is giving Mama her nightly spa treatment. Brandy is the princess of anticipation, because she knows how to work the cute and will come up and purr because she knows it'll get her some petting or foot-wrestling or just a nice loud "Awwwwwww! What a cute Little Baby!" Odessa is another quiet one like Roxie, and purrs when she knows she is secure; for the Odessa-Doll never seems to quite know she's home for good, and always comes to us with an air of "Do you guys still like me?" And we tell her, "No, Dolly; we love you!" and that's when she'll roll about and give us gut (or in Louie's case alone, give him butt, as close to the nose as possible.) Sabrina has the loudest purr, and it's neither realization nor anticipation; it's both and neither. I think after all The Matron has gone through, that she has a sense of gratitude in that purr, and I think she's thanking us. Blessed be, Baha Takayuki wrote: One of the wonderful things about cats is their purr. I think that there are a lot of different types of purrs that communicate different feelings. One type of purr is the purr of realization. The realization of being loved. A cat produces this purr when it's been asleep, and you start stroking it. It may be accompanied by acknowledging murping and squirming. Another type of purr is the purr of anticipation. Cats produce this purr when they're expecting something. Betty would make this purr when I was preparing treats, or if she was asking to get under the covers or on top of my lap. Cats also make this purr when you've just come home from work, and they're waiting to be picked up and cuddled. But the most subtle form of purr is the purr of revelation. Betty would make this purr when she wanted to tell me something. First, she would come to me giving off a purr of anticipation. Me: "Oh, hello honey. You want to be with daddy?" Betty: "Purrr" Me: "Okay." (picks her up and walks around) "How long would you like to be with daddy?" Betty: "Purr-murmur" Me: "'Forever'?! You know that's a long time." Betty: "Purrrr" Me: "You realize that means we would never ever be apart?" Betty: "Purrrrrr" Me: "Thank you my love. Daddy wants to be with you forever too." (kiss and nose-touch) -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200704/1 |
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On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:28:18 -0400, Takayuki wrote:
One of the wonderful things about cats is their purr. I think that there are a lot of different types of purrs that communicate different feelings. I think my favorite purrer is Harri. Each of the kitties has his/her own distinctive purrs, but Harri's seem somehow - different. Harri manages to mingle purrs and meows in a most distinctive way. When I get home from work, Harri is almost always at the top of the stairs, looking out of her favorite window. When she hears a key in the front door lock she gives a little "mrrrp?" sound - saying "Who's here?", I guess. Once I get the door open and step in, I get a more declarative "mrrrp!" - she's saying "It's Paw!". She is by far the smallest of our kitties, so when she comes down the stairs it's always front paw-front paw-rear paw-rear paw down one step, the again for the next step, etc. With each step she descends, she gives me another "mrrrp!" chirp. When she finally gets to the bottom step she stretches out as high as she can reach with her front paws on my leg and gives me a long, wavering "mrrrrr-ow?" meow. That's her signal that she wants to do a shoulder ride. I bend down so that she can put her front paws on my shoulder, then put a hand under her butt and lift her as I stand. She immediately wraps herself around my neck, rubbing her face against mine and purring so loud that she can be heard from across the room. Nothing makes it easier to relax than a happy, loving kitty purring at you. |
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Ah, the Trill. Roxie manipulates this sound so adroitly that we refer to her
speech as Roxese, and after over 3 years we still haven't picked up on all its intricacies. "MrowrrrrEEEE!" I think is the trill of acknolwledgement because it sounds like she's saying Roxie, and uses it to greet us, as Louie and I call out the cats' names before saying hello and we love them. "RRRRllll." This is Girl, another way we address her, because of all the cats Roxie is the most girlie-girlish: posing like a model, strutting, getting into my knitting and playing with my hair thingies as she goes about in her Barbie-pink collar. "How's our Girl?" "Pretty, pretty Girl!" She has a trill that sounds a little PO'd if she doesn't get her attention on demand, or if we're making h*m and don't give her a piece (after meowing like a mad diva, one of the few times she'll make real noise.) The stuff we don't underst5and is when she gets multisyllabic: "Prrrreowrrrrrrlllllrrreeeek!" If you can tell me what the heck that is, I owe you a medal. Blessed be, Baha Daniel Mahoney wrote: One of the wonderful things about cats is their purr. I think that there are a lot of different types of purrs that communicate different feelings. I think my favorite purrer is Harri. Each of the kitties has his/her own distinctive purrs, but Harri's seem somehow - different. Harri manages to mingle purrs and meows in a most distinctive way. When I get home from work, Harri is almost always at the top of the stairs, looking out of her favorite window. When she hears a key in the front door lock she gives a little "mrrrp?" sound - saying "Who's here?", I guess. Once I get the door open and step in, I get a more declarative "mrrrp!" - she's saying "It's Paw!". She is by far the smallest of our kitties, so when she comes down the stairs it's always front paw-front paw-rear paw-rear paw down one step, the again for the next step, etc. With each step she descends, she gives me another "mrrrp!" chirp. When she finally gets to the bottom step she stretches out as high as she can reach with her front paws on my leg and gives me a long, wavering "mrrrrr-ow?" meow. That's her signal that she wants to do a shoulder ride. I bend down so that she can put her front paws on my shoulder, then put a hand under her butt and lift her as I stand. She immediately wraps herself around my neck, rubbing her face against mine and purring so loud that she can be heard from across the room. Nothing makes it easier to relax than a happy, loving kitty purring at you. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200704/1 |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:28:18 -0400, Takayuki yodeled: One type of purr is the purr of realization. The realization of being loved. A cat produces this purr when it's been asleep, and you start stroking it. It may be accompanied by acknowledging murping and squirming. I especially love that one. Stinky is the master of it. When I wake up Dante, he's ready to play, and starts bopping at me immediately. Does Stinky's body sort of inflate from an intake of breath just prior to the murp? |
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"Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote:
I'm always in a state of wonder about the language of our five, including The Most Glorious Sound of Purr. Roxie has the purr of realiazation honed to a quiet but well-spoken art. She'll squirm a bit when we approach her on her "bed" (my pile of laundry of such magtnitude that I haven't stuck anything in my closet for a shamefully long period because Madame gets miffed if I disturb it) and give her a scritchie or petting, and purr so quietly you have to feel her throat to know it's there. Stosh saves his for when he wants his pick-up, or when my Little Gent is giving Mama her nightly spa treatment. Brandy is the princess of anticipation, because she knows how to work the cute and will come up and purr because she knows it'll get her some petting or foot-wrestling or just a nice loud "Awwwwwww! What a cute Little Baby!" Odessa is another quiet one like Roxie, and purrs when she knows she is secure; for the Odessa-Doll never seems to quite know she's home for good, and always comes to us with an air of "Do you guys still like me?" And we tell her, "No, Dolly; we love you!" and that's when she'll roll about and give us gut (or in Louie's case alone, give him butt, as close to the nose as possible.) Sabrina has the loudest purr, and it's neither realization nor anticipation; it's both and neither. I think after all The Matron has gone through, that she has a sense of gratitude in that purr, and I think she's thanking us. Awww, they all have the cutest purrs! I also like the curled paws or toes when they roll over. |
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Daniel Mahoney wrote:
She is by far the smallest of our kitties, so when she comes down the stairs it's always front paw-front paw-rear paw-rear paw down one step, the again for the next step, etc. With each step she descends, she gives me another "mrrrp!" chirp. When she finally gets to the bottom step she stretches out as high as she can reach with her front paws on my leg and gives me a long, wavering "mrrrrr-ow?" meow. That's her signal that she wants to do a shoulder ride. I bend down so that she can put her front paws on my shoulder, then put a hand under her butt and lift her as I stand. She immediately wraps herself around my neck, rubbing her face against mine and purring so loud that she can be heard from across the room. I'm sure she must have very much imprinted on you. I didn't know that she was still so small. How cute. |
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Takayuki wrote:
Does Stinky's body sort of inflate from an intake of breath just prior to the murp? LOL, that reminds me of my old cat Tika (RB 1997 - at age 21). In her later years she was deaf, and would sleep soundly through all sorts of noise. And if I were to go up to her, she wouldn't wake up until I touched her. At that point she would raise her head and everything else would sort of expand, her entire body would vibrate, and she would make a high trilling sound - all at the same time. It was kind of like activating some sort of electrical device or small motor. Joyce |
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On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:33:21 -0400, Takayuki
yodeled: Kreisleriana wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:28:18 -0400, Takayuki yodeled: One type of purr is the purr of realization. The realization of being loved. A cat produces this purr when it's been asleep, and you start stroking it. It may be accompanied by acknowledging murping and squirming. I especially love that one. Stinky is the master of it. When I wake up Dante, he's ready to play, and starts bopping at me immediately. Does Stinky's body sort of inflate from an intake of breath just prior to the murp? Now that you mention it, yes, he does. It's a cute thing. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War |
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