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There's no better sound in the world than...

42 replies

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 19:36

A purring cat 🐈 😺

What is it about a snuggly purry kitty that makes all your troubles go away? temporarily

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Asnuggle · 23/02/2026 19:37

Your baby giggling is better

Overtheatlantic · 23/02/2026 19:37

For me it’s that they sooth all my senses. And knowing that they are happy makes me happy.

orbital12 · 23/02/2026 19:39

I love the sound of their little paws tip-tapping around too.

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 19:43

Yes, it's soothing and can go on for hours. Until the circulation in your lower body stops or you need a wee 😉

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peanutpancakes · 23/02/2026 19:45

Asnuggle · 23/02/2026 19:37

Your baby giggling is better

I mean, this is the litter tray topic, so no, it’s not 🙄

Asnuggle · 23/02/2026 19:45

peanutpancakes · 23/02/2026 19:45

I mean, this is the litter tray topic, so no, it’s not 🙄

Is to me! And I have a cat

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 19:48

orbital12 · 23/02/2026 19:39

I love the sound of their little paws tip-tapping around too.

Mine don't tip-tap around, they crash around like a herd of elephants and ricochet off the furniture 🤨🤣

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yorkshiretoffee · 23/02/2026 19:50

I love the sound of incoming cat through the cat flap. Even if he's only been gone five minutes, he always has news and I quite often get up from my desk and meet him in the kitchen to hear all about it.

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 19:53

yorkshiretoffee · 23/02/2026 19:50

I love the sound of incoming cat through the cat flap. Even if he's only been gone five minutes, he always has news and I quite often get up from my desk and meet him in the kitchen to hear all about it.

'I'm back!' 😍

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orbital12 · 23/02/2026 19:56

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 19:48

Mine don't tip-tap around, they crash around like a herd of elephants and ricochet off the furniture 🤨🤣

😂 Yes there is a wide spectrum from gentle tip-tapping to zoomie thunder and chaos. I love it all though - but not so much when I'm trying to sleep.

Pardonthegarden · 23/02/2026 19:58

peanutpancakes · 23/02/2026 19:45

I mean, this is the litter tray topic, so no, it’s not 🙄

It's a fair comment. OP did say no better sound in the world!

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 20:04

orbital12 · 23/02/2026 19:56

😂 Yes there is a wide spectrum from gentle tip-tapping to zoomie thunder and chaos. I love it all though - but not so much when I'm trying to sleep.

Zoomie thunder and chaos is a perfect description 😅 Mine have so many toys but their favourite is a cheap tunnel with the ball attached - what a bloody racket it makes on a tiled floor! 🙀

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Allergictoironing · 23/02/2026 20:11

Well bearing in mind that a cat's purr is supposedly at a good frequency to encourage healing in the human body...

Physical and mental balm, can't get much better than that 😻

propercoppercoffeepot · 23/02/2026 20:12

Roll on when I move houses- i have my eyes on adopting two siblings! I miss all the noises from purring to knocking and crashing about. My old cat used to beg for bottle lids to play with... during the night she would proceed to drop them on the wooden flooring downstairs over and over to get me to play.

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 20:25

propercoppercoffeepot · 23/02/2026 20:12

Roll on when I move houses- i have my eyes on adopting two siblings! I miss all the noises from purring to knocking and crashing about. My old cat used to beg for bottle lids to play with... during the night she would proceed to drop them on the wooden flooring downstairs over and over to get me to play.

Good luck with your house move and potential new kitties - may your new home be filled with purrs and clattering throughout the night 😺

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 23/02/2026 20:38

We have a vestibule between the front door and inside hall, with a really nice stained glass window in the door - I absolutely love when I unlock the front door, and then hear Louie thundering down the hall. I can see him jumping up at the middle door because he’s so happy I’m home. Like a dog that doesn’t need walked.

JoanOgden · 23/02/2026 20:47

I also love cat snoring - so much nicer and more soothing than human snoring! - and waking up at night to hear the cat methodically washing herself at the end of the bed.

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 21:22

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 23/02/2026 20:38

We have a vestibule between the front door and inside hall, with a really nice stained glass window in the door - I absolutely love when I unlock the front door, and then hear Louie thundering down the hall. I can see him jumping up at the middle door because he’s so happy I’m home. Like a dog that doesn’t need walked.

Louie's the dancing cat isn't he?

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EmpressaurusKitty · 23/02/2026 21:27

Purring, and happy gobbly noises when eating (which would be horrible from a human but are adorable from my cat), and a kind of happy chirpy trill that my cat does before she starts purring properly.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/02/2026 21:31

I'm team purr to be honest. 😻

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/02/2026 21:40

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/02/2026 21:31

I'm team purr to be honest. 😻

Do your lot ever all purr at the same time, @Grumpyoldpersonwithcats?

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/02/2026 21:43

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/02/2026 21:40

Do your lot ever all purr at the same time, @Grumpyoldpersonwithcats?

It's not unusual to have three or four purring cats on the bed at night. noisy buggers

tooloololoo · 23/02/2026 21:51

My son giggling and cooing - he’s 3

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 23/02/2026 21:51

YelramBob · 23/02/2026 21:22

Louie's the dancing cat isn't he?

One and the same, the notorious Louie-Boo.

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EmpressaurusKitty · 23/02/2026 21:53

The trouble with this thread is that the title doesn’t make it sufficiently clear it’s about cats, @YelramBob . We’re going to have people citing their favourite songs next.

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