Dear George,
I was sound asleep (as you can see in the
photo attached) when I was suddenly awakened by loud laughing! I jumped up
scared that maybe some strangers found the door opened and got in but, no…there
was my human mommy laughing her head off! What was she laughing about? Well,
she said she was laughing watching me snoring out loud! What?
Was she bluffing? I know I purr quite
loudly but I don’t snore! I don’t even know if cats snore! I know my daddy does
and pretty heavy too but, at least he has an excuse as he can’t purr. Believe
me he tried many times but the noise that came out from his throat was rather
comical! So, dear George, do cats snore?
And, by the way…what’s the difference
between purring and snoring?
Leo
Dear Leo,
Do cats snore? Some of us do. Snoring happens when our throat muscles are relaxed while we sleep so they don't move the air through freely. Then the surrounding tissues vibrate making a snoring noise. It also occurs if we have a blocked nose from cat flu. We cats are also more likely to snore if we are overweight or if we have short noses. Sadly humans have bred Persians and other breeds with such snub noses that their upper airways are kind of twisted up. Thus the snore. The really badly affected cats may make a snoring noise when they are awake. Shocking.
It's absurd that humans should laugh at our snoring. Their own snoring is so much louder and unpleasant. I have sometimes had to leave the bed, when my human has a blocked nose and snores horribly.
Purring is completely different. Humans can't do this. The muscles in our throat intermittently close our glottis, the area which includes our vocal chords and the opening between them. Our diaphragm muscles also move and the sound comes out both when we are breathing out, and also when we are breathing in. Some cats purr silently: some loudly.
I purr at medium loudness because it helps my human sleep. And I prefer them to sleep soundly so that they don't wake me up by tossing and turning.
George
Dear Leo,
Do cats snore? Some of us do. Snoring happens when our throat muscles are relaxed while we sleep so they don't move the air through freely. Then the surrounding tissues vibrate making a snoring noise. It also occurs if we have a blocked nose from cat flu. We cats are also more likely to snore if we are overweight or if we have short noses. Sadly humans have bred Persians and other breeds with such snub noses that their upper airways are kind of twisted up. Thus the snore. The really badly affected cats may make a snoring noise when they are awake. Shocking.
It's absurd that humans should laugh at our snoring. Their own snoring is so much louder and unpleasant. I have sometimes had to leave the bed, when my human has a blocked nose and snores horribly.
Purring is completely different. Humans can't do this. The muscles in our throat intermittently close our glottis, the area which includes our vocal chords and the opening between them. Our diaphragm muscles also move and the sound comes out both when we are breathing out, and also when we are breathing in. Some cats purr silently: some loudly.
I purr at medium loudness because it helps my human sleep. And I prefer them to sleep soundly so that they don't wake me up by tossing and turning.
George
Thanks for the share. We just love when we hear our kitty at home purring really loud when they are really comfortable in a deep sleep. Never heard a cat snoring. Have a great weekend. Great post.
ReplyDeleteWorld of Animals
Both my humans are snoring! I only purr :-)
ReplyDeleteMia
Hmm! Nice spot to take a nap!
ReplyDeleteVegas
I must say....snoring or not snoring....you fit purrfectly in the decor!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like made for you :-)
Thea
It was really insightful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a nice content.
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