# The Cats Meow

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cats-meow/56398>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cats-meow/56398 "2001-03-01T16:58:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Delila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Delila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delila)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cats-meow/56398/1 "2001-03-01T16:58:42Z")

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I read that when a cat purrs it’s not through the voice box. The book didn’t actually clarify how a cat purrs. Does anyone know? I can’t tell if my cats purr from their stomach or throat.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cats-meow/56398/2 "2001-03-01T20:14:20Z")

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No one seems to know for sure…

[http://members.aol.com/catz4u/ragdoll/purr.htm](http://members.aol.com/catz4u/ragdoll/purr.htm)