01/23/2025
Among a normal, healthy, and properly cared-for cat’s many distinctive attributes is its astoundingly acute sense of hearing. While the human auditory system is capable of detecting sounds ranging in frequency up to about 20,000 vibrations per second, cats typically can sense sounds pulsating at 60,000 vibrations per second or greater. This impressive acoustic sensitivity has been honed over the ages to serve a cat in countless ways—signaling the stealthy approach of a dangerous predator, for example, or detecting the underground movement of a burrowing rodent.