猫咪呼噜声超治愈！铲屎官知道为什么小主子会打呼噜吗？

很多时候猫发出呼噜呼噜声由于它以为愉快愉悦，和人待在一起很放松。

但除此之外，猫发出呼噜声还有其他的缘故原由。

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Research suggests that cats can purr for various reasons, using the soft rumble as a way of communicating and as a form of self-soothing or even healing.

研究表明，猫发出呼噜声有多种缘故原由，它们用这种柔柔的声音互换或者用来自我疗愈，乃至疗伤。

Kittens are born blind and deaf, remaining so until they are around two weeks old. However, they begin purring after just a few days, primarily to let their mothers know where they are, and to attract their attention at feeding time.

小猫出生时看不见也听不到，这种状态要持续大约两周韶光。
然而它们出生几天后就会开始发出呼噜声，这紧张是为了让母猫知道它们在哪里，并在喂食时引起母猫的把稳。

这种通过呼噜声互换的办法对付养猫的人该当并不陌生，由于它们饿了想要吃东西的时候，也会发出呼噜呼噜的声音来和自己的主人互换。

这种互换的呼噜声还会因猫咪的需求而发生变革，《新科学人》（New Scientist）杂志就写道：

A 2009 study found that cats can conceal a cry within their purr that triggers a nurturing instinct in their owners, similar to the cries of a human baby. The study observed that when purring to solicit food, the noise cats made was “more urgent and less pleasant”, suggesting they can manipulate their purrs to communicate different things.

2009年的一项研究创造，猫可以在呼噜声中隐蔽一种哭喊声，类似于人类婴儿的哭声，从而引发主人的养育本能。
该研究不雅观察到，当猫发出呼噜声以求食品时，声音“更紧迫，不愉快”，这表明它们可以掌握自己的呼噜声传达不同的信息。

至于猫咪呼噜声的疗愈功能就更加神奇了。

猫的呼噜声是猫在呼吸时喉咙周围的肌肉交替紧缩和放松时所发出的声响。
这种呼噜的频率对付缓解疼痛和骨修复很有帮助。

Cats often purr while under duress, such as during a visit to the veterinarian or when recovering from injury.

猫常常在受到胁迫时发出呼噜声，例如在看兽医或受伤规复时。

就像人类在紧张痛楚的时候通过哭叫、大笑或者整顿自己的桌子来转移把稳力，以达到疗愈的效果，猫咪通过这种呼噜声来让自己沉着下来，毕竟整顿好心情才能面对兽医呢。

也难怪美剧《生活大爆炸》中谢尔顿生病时就会让别人唱“Soft Kitty”给他听:

“Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur! Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr!”

猫咪的purr purr声真的很治愈呢！

而呼噜声修复组织（tissue regeneration）的功能除了帮助猫咪自身疗伤，让其拥有“九条命”，对付人类也大有裨益。

Cats purr during both inhalation and exhalation with a consistent pattern and frequency between 25 and 150 Hertz. Various investigators have shown that sound frequencies in this range can improve bone density and promote healing.

In fact, purr-like vibration devices have been patented for potential use in therapy, and some researchers have proposed strapping vibrating plates to astronauts' feet during long space flights to retain bone density.

事实上，类似呼噜声的振动装置已得到专利，可用于一些治疗。
一些研究职员建议在长途太空翱翔中将振动板绑在宇航员的脚上以保持其骨密度。

知道猫咪打呼噜背后的缘故原由往后，铲屎官们现在是不是更理解自己的小主子了呢？当它呼噜呼噜的时候，记得详细情形详细剖析，更好地理解猫咪的需求哦！

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