[net.pets] The six senses of a cat

slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (10/05/85)

>
>I would have mentioned purring, but I don't know that cats use it to
>communicate with one another--it works quite well for communicating to
>humans, however.
>  -Dick Dunn

I think they do.  Three of our five cats are litter mates, born
to one of the others.  I noticed purring by the mother and the
little ones when they nursed.  And now that they are grown, they
commonly purr when grooming each other--something they often do
when in a good mood.   So they seem to use purring as a general
feel-good signal between themselves, and not just with humans.

Maybe they wonder why we don't purr when they rub against our legs?

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