Do you wake your pet up when they are having a nightmare?

[WraithETC]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: OdiN
How do you know it's a nightmare? How do you even know it's a dream?

Are you suggesting that household pets are capable of astral projection?

No. I am suggesting that this "dreaming" they are supposedly doing is actually telepathic communication to other pets, planning their ultimate take over of the entire world by attacking the owners and deep frying their faces.

Dang I didn't know "open season" was based on a real person. Kids movies these days are so clever.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Why do you assume they're nightmares?

dunno, the sounds the dog makes don't sound particularly pleasant.

you sold me... no more wakin' them up although it does get annoying at 3am.

 

[amdhunter]

Hah, whenever I see my dog having a seizure in his sleep I grab a bunch of skin and go back n forth going 'oh shit, what is it?!?!'
Pisses him off everytime. I am sure my dog is gonna kill me in my sleep one day.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Why do you assume they're nightmares?

If it's a neutered or spayed cat, maybe all it's dreaming about is a life where it's got a hyperactive libido, and it's out gettin' it on with anything that's willing. I liked how Homer found out about sex:

"Zookeeper! Zookeeper! Those monkeys are killing each other!"
*whispers* "They're having sex."
"Oh."

To the uninformed observer, sex, depending on those involved, may look and sound somewhat violent and unpleasant.
I've never heard the sound of a cat in heat, either, but from hearsay, it seems that they can make quite an unpleasant racket.
Are they fighting? Are they having sex? Or is it Memorex?

my dog humps and she's neutered, so I think she gets her urges out. :laugh:

 

[torpid]

I've awakened my calico from dreams when she was growling, since she only growls when she is upset. Not sure if it was the right thing to do or not.

Sometimes I wake her up when she's "snoring" too loudly as well, for my own benefit. It might not be snoring... it's a kind of moany/whiney type noise on exhaling. It goes way once she goes back to sleep.

I really enjoy it when I accidentally wake my tabby up, because he is ridiculously cute when he is half asleep. He's a really vocal cat but his voice when half awake is really creaky. Plus he gets the triangular eyes. It's cute. I am not sure he is capable of nightmares... he seems to thrive on excitement and adversity at times.

 

[Auric]

Do dogs 'n' cats sleepwalk? Supposedly it can be dangerous to awake humans when doing so.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Yeah, I usually just throw a boot at her head. That ends the nightmare right quick.

 

[gamepad]

I wish could get woken up during nightmares. Also, I wish I had a pet.

 

[aplefka]

I don't think I've seen the dogs or cats I've lived with ever have too many nightmares, usually just dreams. I've seen maybe two or three dog nightmares in my life, but never any cat ones.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: OdiN
How do you know it's a nightmare? How do you even know it's a dream?

Are you suggesting that household pets are capable of astral projection?

No. I am suggesting that this "dreaming" they are supposedly doing is actually telepathic communication to other pets, planning their ultimate take over of the entire world by attacking the owners and deep frying their faces.

But how will they mix the batter?

 

[cjvon]

Yes. I also wake my wife and son if they're having bad dreams to the point that they're tossing/talking in their sleep.

My older brother claims that animals don't dream. BS IMHO.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Please,our cat is the cause of nightmares...

that must be one bad kitty

 

[Allison Krausse]

After I hear him, I leave him so I can listen for about 10 seconds, because I think it sounds cute. And then I wake him up. He's usually crying.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: Allison Krausse
After I hear him, I leave him so I can listen for about 10 seconds, because I think it sounds cute. And then I wake him up. He's usually crying.

Nice username, but you spelled her name wrong - Alison Krauss

 

[shortylickens]

You guys have it easy.

When a ferret has a dream its like Beriut in your fucking bedroom.

 

[BurnItDwn]

My cat likes to sleep all the time, she is so lazy! Every day I say "hey, why don't you get a job" and she just purrs and goes back to sleep!!!

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

I'll only wake him if he is sleep barking. Sometimes he will start panting or growling in his sleep. I just assume he is chasing a giant cat.
Though last night he was very determined to get in my younger daughters room to sleep on her bed. He usually doesn't do that, but he was clawing at her door this time.

 

[meltdown75]

how to tell if betta fish nightmares are formed?

 

[Scarpozzi]

In 2 years, he's only had 1 (he's a dog). I woke him up after a few seconds by placing my hand on his side... Then he let out a big sigh...kind of funny.

My favorite things though are when he's running in his sleep or the first tiem he got the hiccups and couldn't figure out what was happening.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
My favorite things though are when he's running in his sleep or the first tiem he got the hiccups and couldn't figure out what was happening.

Sideways air running. Clear the path or be kicked!

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I've never presumed to know whether it was a bad dream or a good dream, so I leave them to it.