Yes, our Bengal Music Cats love Music!

It is known that cats move in a special way by melodies they heard and enjoyed as kittens.  Bengal Music Cats Cattery kittens are exposed to music 24 hours a day as we believe it’s still possible that, similarly to humans, cats form their strongest bonds with music during their growing period of their development.   As in humans, when our favorite songs from our childhood years attract us much later in life as cats and kittens, they develop a sense of comfort and relaxation.  Often, cats fall asleep after a few minutes of a common music tune.  Like humans, cats go through cognitive stages, and it is known that experiences in the first several weeks of cats’ lives influence behaviors for the rest of their lives.  We believe that exposure to certain types of music may add to cats’ sense of comfort and sense of trust to humans.

“Most animals don’t groove to human beats, but they will respond to music that’s tailored to their hearing abilities, ongoing research shows.” 

National Geographic publication, March 13, 2015

According to research published on 3/30/2015 in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery by veterinary clinicians at the University of Lisbon and a clinic in the nearby town of Barreiro in Portugal, music is likewise beneficial for cats in the surgical environment. But not all music is equal in this respect – cats, it seems, benefit most from classical music.

The clinicians studied 12 female pet cats undergoing surgery for neutering, and recorded their respiratory rate and pupil diameter at various points to gauge their depth of anesthesia. The clinicians conclude that the use of certain music genres in the surgical theatre may allow a decrease in the dose of anesthetic agent required, in turn reducing the risk of undesirable side effects and thus promoting patient safety.” Journal reference: Mira F, Costa A, Mendes E, Azevedo P and Carreira LM. Influence of music and its genres on respiratory rate and pupil diameter variations in cats under general anesthesia: contribution to promoting patient safety. J Feline Med Surg, 30 March 2015 DOI: 10.1177/1098612X15575778