Do your cats purr when they eat?

[JenBKR]

Just curious...I've always wondered how they do that. Belle purrs when she eats soft food and Katie sometimes purrs when she eats dry.

[Laura's Babies]

Never heard mine pur, they are to busy to pur.. I hear a lof of chomping though!

[furrykidsmother]

Most of the time they purr when they are eating.

[lvpets2002]

mmm well now I dont know if mine do or not && now I will have to listen close to hear.. Now I know that in the mornings they are all purring while waiting for mom to get breakfast on the table.

[catmandu]

GCK,WAS CERTAINLY A PURRING MACHINE,WHEN IT CAME,TO EATING HIS DINNER,AS HE WAS SO HAPPY,TOHAVE A SQUARE MEAL.
SCRAPPY 2,DOES A BIT,BUT I THNK,THAT THE OTHER CATS,ARE PRETTY BLASE,ABOUT,ALL THE GOOD FOOD,THAT THEY GET,AT THE FOUNDCAT HOTEL,TO PURR,VERY MUCH.

[sirrahbed]

OK, I tried to detect any purring but all I could hear was crunching and chomping of their dry food. I also got some odd glances as they wondered why Meowmie was on the floor with them in the kitchen - I think they worried I might take some of their food! But, no purring that I could tell

[rosethecopycat]

The foster kittens usually purr, but my adults don't.

[catnapper]

Yeppers... Pouncer's my biggest purr-boy when he eats.

Debbie, to tell if they are purring, lightly put your hand on their shoulder blades - you'll feel a soft vibration.

[lizbud]

My cats don't purr as they eat, but they purr like crazy as I
set their plates out & start to dish out the canned food.

[JenBKR]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
OK, I tried to detect any purring but all I could hear was crunching and chomping of their dry food. I also got some odd glances as they wondered why Meowmie was on the floor with them in the kitchen - I think they worried I might take some of their food! But, no purring that I could tell

LOL I have that picture in my head of you trying to tell if they are purring.

[Glacier]

Twicket purred when he got canned food. First he yowled incessantly until his bowl was filled, then he purred while he chowed down....sigh, it's awfully quiet without his yowls in the mornings.

[orangemm]

Binky will, if it's the right food and if I'm petting him, encouraging him to eat (he's a skinny guy).

Archy never does, just chomps away.

[davidpizzica]

Originally posted by JenBKR
Just curious...I've always wondered how they do that. Belle purrs when she eats soft food and Katie sometimes purrs when she eats dry.

I don't think Nikki does, but give Daisy some caned food she purrs and goes to town!

[Randy_K]

My Danté wanted to eat with me or wanted me nearby while he ate. He was always purring when I was near so a purr while eating wasn't a change. He'd also purr when he jumped up on the bed at night looking for that perfect spot to snuggle up.

[kuhio98]

Nope ~ No purr-ers here.