Shin Dai says that people from her small hometown think purring is the sound of troubled breathing, indicating that cats carry illness. Therefore, after a cat dies they insist on tying a rope around its neck to prevent the germs from getting out.
心岱說，她家鄉的人把這種聲音誤認為「嗄龜」（氣喘），因此死後定要吊住貓咽喉，以免病菌擴散。