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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: The six senses of 
a cat
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Date: Sat, 5-Oct-85 10:29:21 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct  5 10:29:21 1985
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>
>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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