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Do cats have nightmares???

6 Answers  |  Asked By: KitTyKaTty151   408   

My cat was sleeping on the foot of by bed a day ago, and she was meowing in her dreams!!! (at least it looked like it) My question is, do cats have nightmares and why?

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6 Answers
Answer 1
kitty

1

i think they do
because i saw
my dog wimpering
in the night and like
running so i
think cats can too :)
luv garfields ten year old mommy
PS anyone can have nightmares :)

Source Link: yes they do :)

 

Answer 2
kitty

1

Cat\\\’s are very interesting concerning nightmares. Unlike humans who live through the event while they sleep unknowing themselves to be dreaming. Cat\\\’s on the otherhand are the only living creatures, accept from black bears and wolves, who understand their dreaming or nightmare state. They can do as they will within this dreamlike world. This is another good reason as to why cat\\\’s are a superior creature :)

Source Link: USC psyc major

By: dragon   68
 

Answer 3
kitty

0

i have had expierence with my cats ears and whiskers twiching while they were asleep. maybe this is another way of cats signaling that they\\\’re dreaming. some people sleep talk so i guess this is simaler. it might not even be a nightmare for all we know she/he could be remembering kittenhood.

 

Answer 4
kitty

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Cat\\\’s are very interesting concerning nightmares. Unlike humans who live through the event while they sleep unknowing themselves to be dreaming. Cat\\\’s on the otherhand are the only living creatures, accept from black bears and wolves, who understand their dreaming or nightmare state. They can do as they will within this dreamlike world. This is another good reason as to why cat\\\’s are a superior creature :)

Source Link: USC psyc major

By: dragon   68
 

Answer 5
kitty

0

According to researchers at the Chico State University School of Veterinary Medicine, the physical structure of human brains and that of cats are very similar. They have the same lobes in the cerebral Cortex as humans do. Human and cat brains also function in the same way, conveying data via many identical neurotransmitters, and the part of the brain for emotions is the same in both cats and humans. Therefore, the subconscious patterns and thoughts which expresses themselves solely through dreamlike states and nightmares in humans would do so very similarly in the brains of cats.

 

Answer 6
kitty

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ummmmmmmmmm………….. i dont know but i think so b-cause cats have dreams too and my cat died of doing that ^ ^
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By: lady gaga   25
 

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