One of my cats since a kitten, has had the most unique purr. When he purrs it’s very “click.” As a kitten I brought him to the vet multiple times to have him screened for URI symptoms, as I didn’t think this was normal. Everytime he was given a clean bill of health. No abnormalities ever heard in lungs or in heart. When purring hard like this, you can also tell he breaths harder, as when he purrs his chest and stomach move. He is now 4yrs old, and within the last year had a health scare due to unrelated issues/symptoms. While at the vet, I opted to run every blood test on him I could, as well as had X-rays done to check his heart, lungs, and esophagus, all of which were completely normal. When relaxing he breaths completely normal, he plays a ton, is very physically active, great appetite, and all around normal behavior. Curious if anyone else’s cats do the same thing?
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Very loud purring + heavy breathing
- Thread starter vsvpflex
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I have one cat that does that, he breathes so heavy and has such a loud purr it can wake you up. when he finally does fall asleep he is quiet and breathes easy. He did have fluid in his lungs a while back and has been on lasix, the vet said he most likely will be for the rest of his life. He does have leukemia but has survived almost 6 years now. He is 10.
Yes, my oldest cat will lay on my stomach and purr to wake me up. It's ridiculously loud. She's had it her whole life and her lungs and breathing are fine otherwise.
I think they all have unique purrs. Lola purrs and then when she is really happy shudders/shakes while she purrs. It’s odd but her normal.
I have had a cat in the past who purred like that. In fact, we named him "Primus," after the band, because the band's bass so often took the lead, and Primus the cat had a really loud, bass purr.
