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Cat Behavior
7 / 16 / 2009

Not a terribly scientifically study, as there are only 10 cats & 50 people involved, but interesting nonetheless! Check out this story on Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090713/sc_livescience/catsdocontrolhumansstudyfinds Some excerpts: “Household cats exercise this control with a certain type of urgent-sounding, high-pitched meow, according to the findings. This meow is actually a purr mixed with a high-pitched [...]

3 Answers  |  Asked By: ziggy_bo43   2720


Cat Behavior
4 / 8 / 2009

When my cat gets stressed out or upset her purring gets really loud and abnormal. Why does it do that. Is there something wrong with her purr box??

3 Answers  |  Asked By: 6SexKitten9   72


Cat Behavior
1 / 16 / 2009

I got my cat as a kitten. She (in warm weather) loves to play outside with the dog. She was VERY affectionate and purred all the time. Since winter has hit and the snow keeps falling she can not (nor will) go outside. She, however, has stopped purring, being affectionate, or playing with the dog. [...]

3 Answers  |  Asked By: kungpowsmom   7


Cat Behavior
1 / 2 / 2009

are they trying to tell you something,sad,happy,angry,scared,nervous?

6 Answers  |  Asked By: kittens   472


Cat Behavior
3 / 31 / 2008

What exactly does the purring mean?

1 Answer  |  Asked By: CuriousCat   161

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