Hearing your cat purring is the purr-fect pick me up after a hard day new research has shown. According to 94 per cent of British cat owners, the soft sound their feline friends make boosts their mood ...

The low, pleasant rumble of a cat’s purr is something many pet owners are familiar with. We know cats purr for a variety of reasons (and despite what you may have believed, it isn’t always because ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cat's purr is as classic as the meow. Though many people have no idea what it means when their furry family member makes this ...

A recent opinion article about modernizing pet food regulation for the 21st century began with a well-known quote from President John F. Kennedy that states, “Change is the law of life, and those who ...

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 ...

I rolled out of bed later than I intended to this morning. I blame the cats. Our youngest cat, a diminutive calico named Margarita, sprung onto the bed as soon as she heard me start to stir. She ...

Cats are notorious for being cold, unpredictable and generally less friendly than dogs (just ask any cat owner when they last got an unprovoked scratch to the face). But even cats have their good days ...

Curling up with your favorite ball of fur as she purrs away is pretty close to heaven, at least for cat folk. Yet, hidden between those vibrations, that most appealing of domestic sounds remains ...

They come in a range of shapes and sizes and seem to have their own individual personalities. But one thing cats share is their ability to purr. Based on electromyography of the muscles of the larynx, ...