Just like many animals, cats experience dreams. A dream is an important mental function. Dreams help the brain sort the information that was taken in during the day. As it is sorted, this information is played back in the form of vivid images. These could be anything that the cat expereinced during th day from waiting to be let out or being chased by a dog.
These vivid images are dreams and this happens during a special stage of sleep. The images are so vivid that cats can respond to them as if they were awake.
This is why sleeping cats sometimes whip their tails, bat at the air with their paws or make sounds. The cat is probably reliving the experiences it had before it went to sleep.
Nice to know these things …… I am sure my cats just dream of their next meal!
What do you think your cat dreams of? Leave us a comment and let us know.
