Precious Stories Of Cats Unexpectedly Having Nightmares And Seeking Comfort In Their Humans (Viral Thread)

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Sep 14, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

One of the best things about being a cat owner is watching your cat sleep. And no, that's not creepy, we swear. Cats can fall asleep anywhere and look cozy. Cats can fall asleep in the weirdest positions and still look like they're having the time of their life. Cats sleeping is an adorable thing, and it doesn't get any less adorable with time, no matter how long you have your cats. You know why? Because a cat sleeping next to you means that they feel comfortable enough and safe enough to do so, and that's an amazing thing. 

So, we watch them sleep, and with the amount of time that they sleep, we even notice some things. Did you know that cats dream? We did. But what we didn't know what that... apparently, cats can have nightmares too. There's no way for us to control it. We can only offer them as much comfort and love as we can whenever it happens.  

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    Font - Posted by u/puppetblade 3 days ago Poor baby, jumped up from a dead sleep hissing then looking all around confused. First time I've seen a cat have a nightmare. Cat Picture
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    Honestly, as cat owners who have never seen their cats have nightmares either, we probably would have been so spooked to see that happen too. No, cats' dreams should only be about chasing birds and eating snacks and getting petted, and that's it. Cats having nightmares should be illegal. 

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    We do have to say that this grumpy fella looks adorable though. We hope that you gave him many cuddles and snacks and love after this happened. He's certainly grumpy enough after this dream to look like he deserves it. 

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    Font - MaiseClemnt. 3 days ago haha, he looked annoyed as hell Reply Share 2.3k puppetblade OP. 3 days ago Thats the, "Why am I awake now" look Reply Share 1.2k
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    Font - ravenshymn 3 days ago Mine whimpers when she's having a nightmare. I pet her for a bit and she's back to happy dreams, probably involving salmon. 601 Reply Share
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    Font - perpetualis_motion 3 days ago Ours regularly has the hair on her spine stick up like she is in a fight. If you try and wake her quickly like touching her, you get the wake and hiss, so we have to call her name gently until she wakes 97 Reply Share
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    Font - quattroformaggixfour 3 days ago So does mine, she'll start lightly growling or whimpering and twitching like she's running. It makes me so happy that talking to her gently and stroking her fur soothes her. Best thing is when she wakes up happily afterwards and you know it helped. 16 Reply Share
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    Font - Life_Flatworm_2007 3 days ago I'm pretty sure my cat gets night terrors. Every 6 months or so she will start screaming and wake up in terror. She's scratched me trying to escape from whatever nightmare. It's the strangest thing. Give him extra cuddles. He needs them 382 Reply Share
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    Font - CloudyDays WillCome 3 days ago Oh no, poor baby. My cat also had frequent nightmares for a while and I still believe that she got mistreated as a baby and abandoned and left to starve when she wasn't even two years old. So many times when she fell asleep she would start to whimper and yowl and it broke my heart.. I started to pet her when it happened and it seems to have helped, she would calm down. She hasn't had many episodes for over a year now, it only happens every few months now. 23
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    Font - BacteriaDoctor - 3 days ago My girl dreams a lot. She sometimes sits up and looks around confused, but she's never woken up hissing. Bonus: She twitches a lot when she dreams and usually has her eyes half open. It's not creepy at all. /s 135 Reply Share
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    Font - usually_hyperfocused · 3 days ago One of my cats dreams, and she like... tries to run in them. She always ends up falling off of whatever she's sleeping on, and then she looks at us like it's we must have shoved her from all the way across the room. Sometimes she also has such a killer nap that she sort of slides off the edge of whatever she's sleeping on. It scared the bejeezus out of me the first time, but the vet says she's fine, just a funny sleeper. 41 Reply Share
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    Font - Ifergy 3 days ago This is how my cat has dreams too. I just try to pet her and calm her down. Sometimes she growls and it's just so cute cause it's a sleepy growl & not her actual angry one. Reply Share 3
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    Font - Alltheshui 3 days ago Poor sweetie Give him extra cuddles My baby has done that before - she fell asleep in her cat tree (she usually sleeps with us ) and came crying at 3:00 am cause she thought we abandoned her Broke my heart Reply Share 283
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    Font - Other_Mike 3 days ago We've had a few cats do this. We just hear confused mews from the other room as we're drifting off. We'll call out their name and hear the pitter-patter as they make their way over. Reply Share 3
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    Font - Maybe_Strict 3 days ago My Sebo had a nightmare while he was curled up in my arms with three out of four paws and a nose all tucked into one of my hands. Fortune teller'd be real confused by the results of abrupt kitty nightmare. Several new lines on that palm. 36 Reply Share
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    Font - vedenmorsian . 3 days ago Aawh :( Poor baby. Our old girl used to have nightmares frequently. She'd wake up the same way. In her case, i think she was seeing nightmares about her past before she came to us. I'm glad we were able to give her the best life she deserved. Reply Share 31
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