Conference misery::feline_v1

    Gino was probably dreaming of chasing mice, or some other such things.
    It seems coincidental that it happened around the time of you sneezing
    and stuff.  Some cats will twitch their paws and swish their tails
    during dreams in addition to the chatter.
    
    Jo

      I think sometimes, sounds get incorporated into kitties dreams, just
    like they do for us.  My Tabby, who is in kitty heaven now, used to do
    that.  Sometimes, he'd be fast asleep and I'd make a noise and he'd 
    respond although he was definately still asleep.  If I made cat sounds,
    like fighting cats, he would wail in his dream, twitching about.
    Sometimes, if I was cooking, I guess he could smell it in his dreams,
    he would make eating motions with his mouth, body twitching
    as if he was really enjoying a tasty kill.
    
                                       Denise

    He probably is having a real good dream for himself - but it's just
    that he goes off to sleep real fast and he's always in the same
    position.  His head does sort of vibrate a little when he responds
    to the sneezing noise - it's just a real hoot to watch.
    
    My other two do make sounds while they're sleeping - Pippin can
    snore to wake the dead and she'll also trill -  Stitch sighs a lot.
    
    
    Giudi in S.F. (Pippin, Gino & Stitch Too)

    According to our vet, cats are very alert, even while they are
    sleeping. They will react, she says, to sound and smell, and are
    capable of waking instantly. (We tried this out by passing a plate
    of sardines under Oliver's nose - it works!!!)
    
    They don't seem to need the morning cup of strong coffee to get
    them going, like we lesser beings do.

    Re: .4
    
    I agree.  It's amazing how certain sounds can bring them out of
    a dead sleep.
    
    The opening of the frig or freezer door and the rustling of paper
    a certain way brings all three charging into the kitchen fully awake
    and awaiting a treat of shrimp.  And they will sit there patiently
    until the shrimp thaws out.
    
    Wish I could wake up like that!
    
    
    Giudi in S.F. (Pippin, Gino & Stitch too) 

Everytime I sneeze Hannah says "Bless You" - or whatever she is saying
when I sneeze...asleep or awake.  She doesn't say anything when other
people sneeze, but she always responds to me with a little warble..
a pause...and another chitter.  It is really a unique sound.  She also
will call to me during the night and if I touch her, she is obviously
waking up...if I talk to her she will talk back...but she is asleep.

    
    Mine make noises in their sleep,but I dont think I should
    tell you what they are....:-)
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    Phil-mb-tb-lm

    Barney doesn't talk in his sleep, but instead he SNORES!  I don't know
    how many times my husband or myself had awaken during the night to
    tell the other to stop snoring, and it was Barney all along!
    
    Mary

         Yep, Loki snores too, probably 'cause he's pre-asthmatic.  And my
    husband has asthma too!  I remember one night waking up and hearing not
    only my husband snoring, but Loki and even Bigfoot snoring too!!!  When
    you're outnumbered 3 to 1, there's not much hope.  I really should
    invest in a pair of earplugs ... :-)

    I know exactly what you mean - and sometimes when all three are
    on the bed it sounds like a 3-part harmony - one snoring, one sighing
    and the other doing a combination of who knows what.  My husband
    has gotten an elbow more than once because I thought it was coming
    from him (the favor was also returned)
    
    
    Giudi in S.F. (Pippin, Gino & Stitch Too)

    I think my poor Jezebel has bad dreams.  She will sometimes wake
    up and let out a string of crys/whimpers and come running onto my
    lap.  If she falls asleep with the other two around her and then
    wakes up alone she crys also and then walks through the house crying
    till she finds one of her friends.
    
    Zeus dreams of being chased.  He will fall into a dead sleep and
    all of a sudden start kicking his feet as if running away.  When
    he sleeps nothing wakes him up.  I have picked him up and placed
    him somewhere else and through all this remains sleeping.  And stays
    in the same position.  Sound sleeper???????
    
    Doreen

    
    When my babies make noises in there sleep, I always pat them real
    nice like and softly until they stop.
    
    I'm always afraid their having nightmares!  so I do this to break
    it up..
    
    F.