Kittens Astrid and Lisbeth with mom #2, Xan.
Astrid’s and Calista’s first human mom, Diane from Barn Cat Buddies, advertised Calista for adoption by stating Calista had the loudest purr she’d ever heard. She must have sent Astrid on to her second, human mom, Xan, before she had gained her full purring ability because at this point in time, I think she is winning the purr-off.
I will admit that, for her size, Calista can really crank it up, especially when she is sitting in my lap. But I have heard Astrid purring when she’s in another room!
I saw a lady on TV several month’s ago whose cat has the Guinness Book of World Records top award for purring for a domestic cat. His name is Smokey, and he lives in the United Kingdom. His purr was measured on March 25, 2011. It reached 67.7 dB on a Class 1 sound level meter.
Calista was purring loudly when Tom snapped this photo.
I wasn’t all that impressed when Smokey demonstrated his skill for the TV cameras. Maybe he had a little stage fright.
So…I am thinking, I better find one of those meters and have Astrid and Calista challenge Smokey’s record. It might be time to knock him off his purring pedestal!
Perhaps the recording studio in Roanoke…The Blues Cat Symphony. Have all kinds of fun in T.**
Hope you had a good week, yay for purring!