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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005dreaming cats
Scout likes to sleep on the desk behind my computer, so I get a good chance to observe her dreams... sometimes her little paws or ears twitch. And sometimes she opens her eyes to slits and twitches all over, especially her hind legs. She looks really weird then, because her eyes are rolled most of the way back so you just see the whites. If you pet her, she settles down, stretches out and puts her paws in front of her face and mrrps... then she goes back to sleep. Is this normal dreaming behaviour? It's kind of cute, but kind of disturbing too... I wonder if she's having a kitty nightmare? ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com *remove 'nospam' to reply > Scout likes to sleep on the desk behind my computer, so I get a good > chance to observe her dreams... sometimes her little paws or ears [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > normal dreaming behaviour? It's kind of cute, but kind of disturbing > too... I wonder if she's having a kitty nightmare? This sounds pretty normal to me. I've read that when their paws twitch, they're dreaming that they are running or hunting (not that I know how anyone could know that, but it does make sense).  SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and introducing: Mere! marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Captain and Stanley, especially Captain, twitch a LOT in their sleep. They're probably dreaming about wrestling one another, lol, considering how much of their awake time they spend using one another for playtoys. :o) They seem to sleep a bit more quietly now that they're a little bit older (just turning one year old today). Or maybe I'm just used to their sleep patterns so it doesn't attract my attention as much. But they still twitch in their sleep. Donna, and the cats who don't even sit still when they're napping, Captain and Stanley >Captain and Stanley, especially Captain, twitch a LOT in their sleep. >They're probably dreaming about wrestling one another, lol, considering [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >They seem to sleep a bit more quietly now that they're a little bit older >(just turning one year old today). Happy Purrday C&S SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > Scout likes to sleep on the desk behind my computer, so I get a good > chance to observe her dreams... sometimes her little paws or ears [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > normal dreaming behaviour? It's kind of cute, but kind of disturbing > too... I wonder if she's having a kitty nightmare? Harri does that, usually when she's sleeping in my arms. I'll be driving down the road with a sleeping kitten in my arms, then I feel the tail start to twitch, then the paws, sometimes the ears and mouth. Once I heard her make a mewling sound while she was dreaming, so I assumed she was crying in her dream (nightmare) and woke her up gently. If she doesn't make noises I'll let it go on for a while, then gently wake her. I just don't really know how to tell if they're pleasant dreams either. Dan > Harri does that, usually when she's sleeping in my arms. I'll be driving > down the road with a sleeping kitten in my arms, then I feel the tail [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > doesn't make noises I'll let it go on for a while, then gently wake her. > I just don't really know how to tell if they're pleasant dreams either. I figure the dreams where they're smacking their lips and licking their chops are good ones. If I see them smiling or making one of their pleasure noises, it is also a good dream. Pine Cone no longer has those dreams where he'd whimper, growl, and thresh, like he's trying to climb a tree, so I think he's over the worst of his in the wild nightmares. Pam S. > Scout likes to sleep on the desk behind my computer, so I get a good > chance to observe her dreams... sometimes her little paws or ears [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://www.kajikitscorner.com > *remove 'nospam' to reply I don't know if it's a nightmare or just dreaming. Persia occasionally twitches and sometimes mews in her sleep, too. Considering I've been known to get up and (sleep)walk around I wouldn't find Scout's behavior alarming. Jill <SNIP> Is this > normal dreaming behaviour? It's kind of cute, but kind of disturbing > too... I wonder if she's having a kitty nightmare? > ~Karen aka Kajikit > Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life > http://www.kajikitscorner.com > *remove 'nospam' to reply Both my kittens will twich & mrrp now & then while they sleep. I like to belive they are dreaming of sunlight meadows full of flowering catnip... Where the birds & mice have the reaction speed of an opium addict. ;-) SignatureMathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas > Scout likes to sleep on the desk behind my computer, so I get a good > chance to observe her dreams... sometimes her little paws or ears [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > normal dreaming behaviour? It's kind of cute, but kind of disturbing > too... I wonder if she's having a kitty nightmare? On a few occasions Snoopy has woken herself up when having a nightmare, sometimes she looks really frightened. I talk to her to calm her down and she's soon purring, I dread to think what she's dreaming about and what she went through before she owned me. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat.
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