article_snippet: According to musical myth, the strings of violins were once made from cat guts.
article_snippet: Yet despite this, it seems that  playing your pet a piece of classical violin music may be the best way to make them relax, according to new research.
article_snippet: Scientists have found that playing Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings can calm cats and may even help cats recover quicker after a visit to the vets.
article_snippet: Most people will have heard music that sounds a bit like cats fighting - but it turns out that is not far from the kind music our feline pets actually enjoy.
article_snippet: Scientists have created what Scientists say is the first species-specific music for domestic cats by replicating some of the sounds the animals produce Scientists.
article_snippet: Scientists say the first species-specific music for domestic cats could provide new ways for cat owners to enrich the environments that Scientists pets live in while also helping to calm agitated animals.
article_snippet: the first species-specific music for domestic cats has been created by psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and musicians at the University of Maryland.
article_snippet: the first species-specific music for domestic cats uses rhythms that mimics the pulsating of a cat's purr along with melodies that were similar to the first species-specific music for domestic cats high pitched meows.
article_snippet: In tests against classical human music by composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Gabriel Faure, domestic cats showed stronger reactions to the feline tunes.
article_snippet: Just like in humans, however, the younger a cat was, the more excited a cat got about the music - with middle aged cats seeming the least interested.
article_snippet: the music - with middle aged cats seeming the least interested found that the classical music - Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings - made domestic cats more relaxed while Natalie Imbruglia's Torn was slightly less effective.
article_snippet: While listening to music is known to reduce pain and stress in human patients, the study is thought to be the first to show the study can also have the same impact in cats.
article_snippet: During consultations I have noticed, for example, that most cats like classical music, particularly George Handel compositions, and become more calm, confident and tolerant throughout the clinical evaluation.'
article_snippet: When listening to classical music, 12 cats had a lower respiratory rate and smaller pupil diametre, suggesting 12 cats were more relaxed.
article_snippet: Previous studies have suggested that cats prefer classical music because Previous studies contains tempos and frequencies that match purring for example.
article_snippet: The strings of a violin were originally thought to have been made from cat's gut, but playing classical violin music (above), such as Adagio for Strings, may also be the best way to calm your pet
highlights_snippet: the cats' were calmer when listening to Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings .
  