Silent purring

(---MIKE---) wrote:
I give Tiger six pieces of Friskies Dental Diet at bedtime. He likes
this so much that he gets all excited, shakes his tail and meows. His
meow then has a trill which tells me he is purring at the same time.

I've never heard a meow-purr before. I didn't think that was
possible!

---MIKE--- wrote:
When Tiger purrs there is no sound. If he is on my lap and I am
stroking his throat (which he loves) I can feel the throb. Also, when
he purrs he breathes at double his normal rate so I can see it. Other
than that there is no indication. Strange!

Miranda has a silent purr mostly, but sometimes she can bring it up a
notch so that I cana ctually hear it. Mostly I just know from her
breathing that she is purring. As you say, it is quicker.

Caliban, OTOH, can purr loud enough for the both of them.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

wrote:
Licky's a weird one. He doesn't purr all the time because he's often so
nervous. But when he wants to be petted and I oblige him, he goes into
an ecstatic trance and purrs loud enough to be heard in another room.

Buster does a similar thing to Licky where he does the eyes-shut
upwards look of ecstacy, funnily exposing his front teeth.

Takayuki wrote:
(---MIKE---) wrote:
I give Tiger six pieces of Friskies Dental Diet at bedtime. He likes
this so much that he gets all excited, shakes his tail and meows. His
meow then has a trill which tells me he is purring at the same time.

I've never heard a meow-purr before. I didn't think that was
possible!

Nikki used to meow and purr at the same time.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

"Marina" wrote in message
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Takayuki wrote:
(---MIKE---) wrote:
I give Tiger six pieces of Friskies Dental Diet at bedtime. He likes
this so much that he gets all excited, shakes his tail and meows. His
meow then has a trill which tells me he is purring at the same time.

I've never heard a meow-purr before. I didn't think that was
possible!

Nikki used to meow and purr at the same time.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Phantom does

So does ka'shay

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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She had minced raw pork tonight and purred. Thank Bast, with
encouragement she ate it all.

Raw pork? Not good for cats or any other animal. Too much risk of parasites.
Unwholesome.

"dejablues" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in
message ...
She had minced raw pork tonight and purred. Thank Bast, with
encouragement she ate it all.

Raw pork? Not good for cats or any other animal. Too much risk of
parasites. Unwholesome.


True if you are in the US (possibly). Not the same problem in Great
Brittan. Trichinosis is a Western Hemisphere problem.

Not to mention we are dealing with a cat that is very difficult to
feed. Anything that will tempt her appetite will possibly give her a
little more time in the sun.

Jo

Takayuki wrote:

wrote:
Licky's a weird one. He doesn't purr all the time because he's often so
nervous. But when he wants to be petted and I oblige him, he goes into
an ecstatic trance and purrs loud enough to be heard in another room.

Buster does a similar thing to Licky where he does the eyes-shut
upwards look of ecstacy, funnily exposing his front teeth.

Yes!! Exactly. He opens his mouth a little, enough to show only his
bottom teeth. It looks so odd, and kind of silly. One time I was petting
him and he was deep into kitty bliss mode, head pointed upward and his
jaw lowered a bit, with his lower teeth showing, and it looked so funny
that I burst out laughing. He was so startled that he gave me a shocked,
horrified look and fled the room. I felt so bad! It took hours for him
to let me near him again. BTW, I have not laughed at him since. I wouldn't
dare!

--
Joyce ^..^

To email me, remove the XXX from my user name.

EACH OF THE CATS HAS A DIFFERENT VOLUME LEVEL AND A DIFFERENT SPEED AND
TOME... ODDLY MY LOUDEST PURRER IS tRUDI WHO WEIGHS AROUND 7 POUNDS, AND OF
COURSE THERE IS TIGER WHO PURRS, MEOWS AND EATS AT THE SAME TIME... SORT OF
SOUNDS LIKE HE IS MEOWING INTO A FAN WHILE IT IS RUNNING, CAT PURRS ARE THE
MOST RELAXING OF SOUNDS AND SENSATIONS, lEE
"---MIKE---" wrote in message
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When Tiger purrs there is no sound. If he is on my lap and I am
stroking his throat (which he loves) I can feel the throb. Also, when
he purrs he breathes at double his normal rate so I can see it. Other
than that there is no indication. Strange!


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

IT IS ODD AND EITHER SOUNDS LIKE A TRILL OR LIKE THEY ARE MEOWLING INTO A
BOX FAN, QUITE CUTE, lEE
"Takayuki" wrote in message
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(---MIKE---) wrote:
I give Tiger six pieces of Friskies Dental Diet at bedtime. He likes
this so much that he gets all excited, shakes his tail and meows. His
meow then has a trill which tells me he is purring at the same time.

I've never heard a meow-purr before. I didn't think that was
possible!