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Cats are Healers (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does it really heal wounds and stabilize blood pressure? That seems a bit far-fetched.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

according to Google, cat purrs are at a specific frequency that somehow helps you heal faster

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

One of it's purrrposes is to shake wounds and increase bloodflow. This is why cats sometimes pur after conflict; they're licking their wounds in multiple ways.