15/11/2020
A purr is a sign of self-healing.
The purr is often translated as a sign of contentment, but it may be more complex than that. Not all purring is related to pleasure—in some cases, it reflects pain or nervousness. And according to Leslie A. Lyons, an assistant professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, it could be a sign that a cat's muscles and bones are recovering.