Have you ever thought about whether cats dream or not? To check if your pet is sleeping or dozing, loudly call her. If she, stretching herself sweetly and opening her eyes, looks at you with a detached look, then turns to the other side and continues to lie peacefully, then she is in the power of Morpheus.
What cats dream about
About an hour after the start of a full sleep, the PEM period begins. In this state, the nature of brain activity changes dramatically: the body temperature rises, the heart rate quickens, and the pressure rises. It is during this period of time that animals, like people, dream. After numerous studies, neurophysiologists at the University of Lyon came to the unequivocal conclusion that cats only dream of an event that made them nervous or completely concentrated. And surprisingly, scientists have not found any evidence that feline nightly "dreams" are romantic. If your pet during the dream will anxiously move its paws, or suddenly, having jumped sharply, will run after a non-existent mouse, it means that it suffered a severe brain injury during a fall or stroke.
How to find out if a cat is sleeping or not
If you put your hand on your pet, you will hear that he purred, which means that the kitten is not sleeping, but is asleep, and that cats cannot dream at this time. When your pet's eyes are closed, the tips of the ears tremble a little, or they move and the tail twitches nervously, it means that the kitten is simply unhappy that you are not letting it rest. Adult animals doze much more than they sleep. At this time, they relax relaxed and at the same time sensitively react to the external environment.
Romantic dreams
Advertisements often show cats their favorite Kitty-Cat dreaming. Such moments are very touching and positive. And I want to think about the fact that your favorite just does what he eats and sleeps satisfyingly, seeing in a dream how he gladly absorbs his favorite treat. Each pussy has its own character, its habits, and night visions are purely individual, and it is possible that scientists did not quite correctly interpret the restless behavior of the animal during sleep. Or maybe the kitty was playfully running around on the lawn with a cat, perhaps she figured out her feelings in a passionate “conversation with her beloved”.
French biologist unravels the mystery of the dream of cats
In 1979, the French biologist Michelle Jouvet was able to solve the riddle of a dream in animals. During sleep, the brain blocks muscle movements in its own special area. The scientist disabled this lock in experimental cats, thereby making them "sleepwalkers." When the animals slept calmly, they remained motionless, but when the fast phase of sleep began, they quickly jumped up and began to hunt for the non-existent enemy, wildly rushing at him, biting, scratching fiercely. However, pussy did not react to a real mouse. Judging by this reaction, it can be assumed that cats have the same dream, full of anxiety and care, joy and disappointment.
If your pet is well-fed and healthy, then her rest will be calm and long. Yawning sweetly, setting one foot forward, placing the other back, she licks her graceful body several times, and will rest calmly. And we, in turn, looking at her with endless adoration, we will think: "Do cats dream, aren't there?"