It made me wonder what Nocturne lived through before we got her.  I
know she spent three weeks in the animal shelter and they said she came
from a place where she was allowed to go into a house, but not to stay
in the house...like a barn cat, or shed cat or something.  I don't
think she was abused, but apparently there's something in her memory
that can produce a bad dream (either that, or a chemical
imbalance/neuron firing that triggers those fear instincts in her while
she sleeps).

One would think that Smokey would have LOTS of unpleasant memories for
nightmares, but I've never seen him have one.

Come to think of it, I've never seen the bitties have one either.  It's
not as though they have had any experience of pain/fear, except for
Kumani when she was sick, and Tyche when my mom lifted her (at age 8
months) by the scruff.

--Fil