DEAR JOAN: I have a 1-year-old male feral cat. He is very affectionate with me, but he is afraid of everyone else and of most everything. He never purrs. Is that a feral characteristic ? DEAR JIM: As ...

Cats are fickle animals. It is often difficult to know whether they love us or hate us. Purring is one of the very few signs we can confidently take to be a clear indication of affection or at least ...

The sound your cat makes when it purrs is distinct from any other noise. Some cats purr softly, like a gentle hum, while others have a loud purr that sounds more like an engine rumbling. Yet all cats’ ...

SciFri Community Manager Kyle Marian Viterbo coaxes her latest interview subject, a cat who resides at Meow Parlor in New York City, to purr. Science Friday recently received a voicemail from a ...

We all know that cats purr when they are content, and purring usually sounds pretty much the same no matter which cat is purring. Lilly and Lucy are sisters who love snuggling up with their mom, Zina.

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

There are few things more gratifying to cat lovers than a contentedly purring feline. But the precise mechanisms by which kitties produce those pleasant, low-frequency rumblings has been a matter of ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. The secret? Touch-activated purring sounds that last about two ...