I think I've mentioned this before here at RPCA, but Emily purrs at the
wrong time - when the vet is using his stethoscope to check her
heartbeat! And it's not a fear purr - she really enjoys all the
attention she gets during her yearly checkups.

Hi Jill,

Silver purrs moderately loud, say a medium rumble, Tessie purrs
slightly louder say mid to moderate Rumble and Scouttie well she just
moves the furniture (EARTHQUAKE) purrs. When Scout is sitting on our
dresser and I pet her she rumbles loudly enough to make the WHOLE
dresser rumble.

John

Both my boyz are loud.  When I'm on the phone, they always hang
around-- that's another posting-- and Stinky often climbs all over me
while I'm talking-- and the person on the other end can hear him.

Dante is not only loud, but he does it ALL THE TIME.  I've never met a
cat who purrs as much as Dante.  I don't think I've *ever* touched
him, and found him not purring, from the day he came home.  And the
purr was what got me. ;)  I took him out of his cage, and he cuddled
right up next to my ear, and
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
It was amazing.  I said, "Oooh, I like you!"

He is usually too busy these days to do much cuddling, but that purr
is always whrrrrrrrring away. ;)

Theresa
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Brandy is the undisputed purr machine in the house. She sounds like an outboard
motor! Once she was on my lap in the living room; my husband was taking a bath,
and I figure we were maybe fifteen feet from each other. And he said with
disbelief, "Is that Brandy I'm hearing?!"

Stosh, for all his alpha-cat rowdiness, is surprisingly quiet in matters of
purr. His purring is reserved for his "pick-ups," as our boy loves to get a hug
when one of us comes home, and he'll stick his head under mine or Louie's chin
and purr quite happily, and quite quietly.

Roxie and Odessa are almost impossible to detect. Odessa is probably the
quietest purr-motor in the house, but you can feel it in her belly of all
places. Roxie is a close second to her. You have to feel her throat many times,
though sometimes she has this bizarre purr-noise that I can only describe as
nasal. The vet tells me not to be concerned, it's just her way. But all I can
think of is The Nanny Starring Roxie, and she's a-cuddle with the boss, and
purring a nasal "Mis-ter SHEF-field" in that nasal way that is uniquely Fran
Drescher.

Blessed be,
Baha, who has way to much time on her hands while on disability

The bitties are very loud and will purr if you so much as look at them.
It's a great surround-sound effect when you have one on the bed on
each side of you.

Smokey's purr sounds like a rude phone call.  It's quiet and gaspy.
His squints are a much more reliable indicator of his happiness because
his purrbox is rusty if not broken.

Nox's purrs aren't very loud, but feel awesome through the pillow or
against the back of your head or your lap.  My friend is awed when I
put my ear on her back to hear if she's purring.  He doesn't want his
face that close to her fangs.

--Fil

I've always wanted a loud purrer, but the only one who is loud is Pine
Cone, and only if we abandon him with just a house sitter for a while.
The rest purr a lot, but you practically have to find out by feel,
rather than by ear.

Pam S.

Cesca has a rather dainty purr, one that is more felt than heard when
she's feeling moderate pleasure.  When she's in a state of advanced
bliss, her purr is quite a lot louder, and she drools like the waters
of Babylon.  Nina's purr is definitely audible, but nothing out of the
ordinary for a talented cat. She's my lap fungus, though, so she can
purr as loud or a soft as she wants.

Melissa

Laku has a soft purr, but still audible when you're close to him. Nico
purrs like a power drill, and can be clearly heard from a distance. DH's
mom always thought Laku didn't purr at all until she happened to hear
him purr while DH Janne was carrying him. Well, she's a bit hard of
hearing already, age 71.

I have to put my ear on Spicey's purr. But the other day I could actually
hear her purr.
Suz&Spicey

Thaat sounds like Cleo! She is definitely the loudest purrer of our bunch.
When she curls up on Nancy's pillow on turns on the purr-motor I can hear
her from out in the hallway.

Amelia likes to climb up on my chest as soon as I lie down and purrs right
in my face, though not nearly as loud as Cleo does. What I really like is
when Amelia is getting really relaxed and sighes while she purrs. It
sounds so very cute!

Tabitha and Sammy both very soft purrs.

Harri and Ranger can both have pretty noticeable purrs when they want to.
They only purr when they are being snuggle kitties. But when they decide
to snuggle they'll climb up into my arms and flop down with tummy in the
air, and as soon as I start to pet soft kitty tummy I get treated to the
most wonderous purring.

Oscar's vary, from barely audible to LOUD.  When she's really into it,
she also drools like crazy.  When she's ready to jump off my lap,
there's a huge wet spot on my pant leg.