it will suddenly wake-up and start meowing loudly and act really scared of everything around it. After about two minutes it calms down and loves everyone again. I adopted him at six years old, and he has them about every two nights or so.
What the heck is going on in that cat's mind?
2007-09-20 20:35:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
had him for about two weeks now. He was six years old, not me.
2007-09-20 20:41:55 · update #1
When my dear old cat was dying (of old age) she did the same thing, but more often. The vet said that when cats are very ill, they get toxins in their blood stream that makes them disoriented when they first wake up, so I think you should take your cat to the vet to be on the safe side. Plus, she also said that sometimes pain will make them do this.
I am wondering if this cat has done this ever since you've had it? If not then all the more reason to take him/her to the vet.
God bless you for adopting and for being a caring pet owner.
2007-09-20 21:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by mannon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trauma can give cats some awful dreams. Out of our 4 cats, two do the nightmares--one will yell loud and jump up out of a sound sleep, be all confused and it takes her a while to get back to normal. I can tell she's got a nightmare when her tail flops wildly. What I have to do to stop the nightmare for her is go over and gently put a hand on her ribs and say her name. She wakes up and is a lot calmer about it.
I'm not sure what makes her have those dreams, but the other cat who dreams was a stray for 4 years and had been hit by a car before we got him. When he starts dreaming nighmares his legs vibrate and he 'whiffles' with his lips, trying to meow. It's not a good whiffling either, and I don't want to see him do that very long so I slowly wake him up too, but with him I have to stroke his neck and shoulders, if I touch anywhere else he jerks up like he's being attacked.
Nightmares are nasty. Wake yours up slowly and gently and the cat will be better off. Usually they fall asleep again right away with no more bad dreams.
2007-09-21 21:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably reliving a tramatic experience.
We found a starved 6-month old cat. Vet examined, we got weight added onto him & gave him lots of love. He adopted my adult son. He acted tramatized each time he thought we were going to take him outside. Going to the vet, someone has to hold him with a towel over his head (he wants his head covered). It took this cat 3 years to overcome his fear of the outside (as long as the fence is there to protect him from outside the fence, he seems OK). Your cat probably had a bad experience & it will take time and patience for him to realize he is safe and protected. Some get over it quicker than others.
2007-09-21 04:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Carole Q 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
make sure he dosent have any health issues waking up and crying could be the result of a uti.maybe you dont have a comfortable spot for him get a box for him to sleep in and line it with newspaper cats love the feel of paper.
2007-09-21 03:49:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋