The relief of dyspnea in cats by purring

Authors: Cook TF
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 21, Issue 3, pp 53-54, Mar 1973
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Behaviour, Eye/opthalmology, Inflammation, Disease/defect, Clinical examination, Respiratory system
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Purring in cats has received little but passing interest in veterinary circles and generally has been taken to indicate a state of contentment, but a recent experience suggests that induced purring may be of considerable value in some circumstances. The subject was a 6-year-old male Siamese cat with acute upper respiratory tract infection and severe conjunctivitis…

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