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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Pinkbear (Julie) on November 04, 2008, 21:59:06 PM
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We have just had a bit of a panic. I was in the kitchen and OH cried out that something was wrong with Tilly. OH is often getting in a state about her and knowing My Tilly has a tendancy to sleep very soundly and to put on a very convincing 'dead cat' act, I suspected she was at it again. So I entered the living room to find OH standing over Tilly, who was laying sprawled on the sofa. Something was different this time - her eyes were wide open. :shocked: :shify: We called to her, rubbed her but very little or no response. I gently pushed her about a bit and kept calling her name but her body felt very stiff and breathing looked a bit shallow. The eyes still were wide open and pupils not reacting. :scared: I must admit I even got worried then and pushed her around more vigourously to give her a little shake. :oh noo: Then, suddenly she 'woke up' and rolled over for a big stretch as if nothing was wrong. :innocent:
Has anyone else ever had a cat do this? She must have been deeply asleep with her eyes open and I've never seen this before. :shy:
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ooooh scarey .... never seen this ... might be worth mentioning to the vet in case it's something more sinister.
Glad she is awake now though :hug:
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She's been playing 'dead' like this for years now. Perhaps because she's getting older she sleeps more soundly? :-: Sometimes I think she does it on purpose to keep us on our toes. :innocent: OH does get very worked up, though, even though he knows what she's like. :evillaugh:
She's completely fine now. Just finished her chicken supper and is tucked up on the sofa next to OH watching a film. :briggin: I will mention it to the vet next time she goes for her Senior check up. ;)
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oh yes, our Smokey slept with his eyes open - very strange indeedy infact very rarely slept with them shut. We knew he was asleep because if not he can't have ever slept
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I have had very deep sleepers, but not ones with their eyes open fortunately!! I thught I had lost MAbel a few times due to her taking ages to wake up.
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George slept with one eye open only last night, was staring at me but legs and ears were twitching wilding in a good dream, quite spooky