Is My Cat a Purring Healer?

On this episode of the Pet Question of the Day, Stephanie talks about how amazing a cat's purr really is and how it has the ability to heal!

Is My Cat a Purring Healer? A lot of you have asked this question and it relates to the nature of the cats purr.

Now, in another question of the day we learned how they physically purr and some of the reasons why they purr. We know that as the muscles on their larynx and diaphragm move, it constricts the vocal cords and that causes the air to vibrate. And we know that the flexible Hyoid bone is what enables them to purr as they breathe in and out. This is how we physically get the purr. But, what we’re curious about today is, are there benefits to our cats or to humans?

Studies say there ARE benefits for our cats! Researchers have come back and said that the purr is in a range of 20 hertz to 150 hertz frequencies. They believe that this promotes bone growth in the cat, so, as they are purring while sleeping they are actually healing themselves and keeping their bones from becoming too weak. Their bodies also release endorphins during purring so it helps to relieve pain they may be experiencing. It may also be a way to help self heal after physical or emotional trauma. Thank you, Dr. Valuska!

Now what about humans? Again, researchers came back and said that the purring frequencies “correspond with established healing frequencies in therapeutic medicine for humans,” and specifically purrs with a frequency measured between 25 hertz to a 100 hertz. The researchers broke it down and noted that for humans, bone responds to 25 hertz to 50 hertz frequencies, while skin and soft tissues respond to around 100 hertz frequencies.

So they believe that the effects of purring can help heal bone and muscle! They also think that it can lower blood pressure, reduce the chances of heart disease so you don’t have a heart attack and greatly decrease the symptoms of shortness of breath, or, Dyspnea. Why? Again, because a cat’s purr is in the same frequency range that they know have various healing effects on humans. All of that is besides the fact that the purr is immensely calming for humans and lowers our stress levels. They are amazing! So go out and snuggle your cat today, and get those purrs in.

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