My cats sometimes tosses and turns in his sleep, and he meows and growls sometimes. Does this mean that he's dreaming?
2007-02-01 07:59:38 · 16 answers · asked by smartchick876 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Actually I think scientist have proved that all cats and dogs do, something about having the same type of brain waves as humans do when they dream.
And yes I think that means he's dreaming.
2007-02-01 08:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats definitely dream. Frequently, while they are sleeping, you'll see them twitching around a bit. That's when they are dreaming. In most humans, when we dream, the connection between our conscious mind and our body turns most of the way off. However, cats' don't turn off to the same degree, so they still move a bit when they think about moving in their dreams. From my experience, they likely have similar concepts behind their dreams as we do. Most of the time, regular happy dreams, which for a cat would probabaly be chasing down prey or playing with their favorite toy. But I've also had a cat have a nightmare in my lap where they suddenly woke, and proceeded to kick me in the crotch as they ran away from whatever they were dreaming about.
2016-03-29 00:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Some more than others. That I don't understand. My oldest cat dreams all the time while the others barely do. Don't know if it's a male thing, but they do dream. If you look close up, you can see the eyes moving side to side just like humans do when they dream. I wouldn't worry about it.
2007-02-01 09:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by zumi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh definitely, had one older cat used to have vivid dreams when got older, sometimes heard growl and all of a sudden wake up and go what the (blank)! (he looked like chester cheetah), sometimes he'd be dreaming of milk probably or eating, he'd sleep with his mouth open literally licking in the air and licking his mouth as if eating, and move around and twitch, then act like he was drinking milk again, wild REM sleep lol
2007-02-01 08:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by Courageous Capt. Cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I think that means he's dreamin. I kinda agree with Music Chick, I think they dream just like humans.
2007-02-01 08:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Our Siamese twitches and murmurs in its sleep when dreaming.
2007-02-01 08:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by G B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, mmmm, thats a hard question. No one knows scientificly if there really are cat dreams, but who knows?
2007-02-01 08:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah they have to.. When my kitten is sleeping on my he always seems to be fighting or touching or walking in his dreams.. its the funniest thing...
2007-02-01 08:11:05 · answer #8 · answered by TD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, they dream just like humans. Have you ever seen them twitch?
2007-02-01 09:06:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they do. They usually have their legs moving and sometimes look like they are eating.
2007-02-01 09:14:40 · answer #10 · answered by pisceswomanem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋