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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
Strider (one of the Savannah cats) has an interesting sense of responsibility... he seems to think that by sleeping on an injury he is somehow helping it...
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I have a theory that may shed some light on this... "Alpha Rhythms." That same frequency reached with meditation, sleep, and profound relaxation.
All cats have brainwave activity that registers in the 7-14 cycle per second range... what is often termed the 'Alpha' frequency. It has been shown that there is more rapid cell regeneration in humans when exposed to this frequency, and faster healing can take place. Some people will place music players against damaged areas and play generated alpha rhythms, finding that this does seem to speed up recovery. Cats are 'natural' music players. Through personal experiments, I've found this works for me...
Cats even purr at 7-14 cycles per second which I believe is responsible for the comfort and calming qualities we experience when sitting with a purring cat!
Stitchawl