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A cat purring like it's stuck in phlegm? Why is that?

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? Why is that? Maybe there's something wrong with the cat.

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From a medical point of view, the skeleton of the cat's throat is composed of thyroid and cricoid cartilage. The laryngeal cavity is divided into three parts, the upper part is the laryngeal vestibule, and the tail edge is the false vocal cord. Second part of the cavity. The third part is the space between the vocal cords and the cartilage ring, which is very narrow. A cat's purr is a sound that resonates through the throat cavity when the false vocal cords vibrate.