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 hpi
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 Question about cats 
#10215705 - 04/22/09 07:34 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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How can cats sleep but still hear and track everything with their awesome sense of hearing? When I sleep I wouldn't hear a nuclear bomb going off let alone such small noises.
How do you sleep if your constantly hearing things?
Also, how can the cat wake up and take action so quickly if it hears something while it's asleep? I wake up but it takes a bit of time to really wake up and get going.
To bad gumby has me on ignore, he'd probably know the answers to this.
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 Prisoner#1
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10215778 - 04/22/09 07:51 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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because you've not trained yourself to be alert while you sleep
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doom876
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Re: Question about cats [Re: Prisoner#1]
#10215787 - 04/22/09 07:53 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I used to sleep like a log, now I can practically be awoke by someone breathing.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: Prisoner#1]
#10215788 - 04/22/09 07:53 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Actually the human sense of hearing does not shut down when you go to sleep. Just because your a deep sleeper doesn't mean your brain doesn't know what's going on around you 24/7.
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hpi
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Re: Question about cats [Re: Prisoner#1]
#10215833 - 04/22/09 07:59 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Prisoner#1 said:
because you've not trained yourself to be alert while you sleep
Well Ive got no reason to, I'm not a soldier.
I know that my sense of hearing doesn't shut down but I DO go 'deaf' so to say :P
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10215880 - 04/22/09 08:06 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Question about cats [Re: sjacobn]
#10215890 - 04/22/09 08:07 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I sleep ridiculously lightly.
I have to have a fan on or something making white noise in my room or I'll hear random noises to keep me up all night.
I usually get woken up by the fucking birds as soon as it's light outside.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: sjacobn]
#10215893 - 04/22/09 08:08 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Why is david in a hot air balloon?
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Klondike
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10215972 - 04/22/09 08:18 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I found this off the internet.
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Unlike dogs or humans, cats can spend many hours sleeping relatively lightly. If you try to wake that sleeping cat, he can turn immediately from being deep asleep to fully awake in a matter of seconds. You can often see the cat sit with its eyes half closed, or even wide open, enjoying a short nap.
It seems that cats are capable of being light sleepers to an extent that we aren't. Though I have seen my cats wake up and be very groggy for a long time afterwards, so sometimes they do have trouble waking up, just like us.
They have probably evolved through evolution to be light sleepers because unlike humans they have predators. Humans have no natural predators.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: Klondike]
#10216385 - 04/22/09 09:05 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Cause they are cats. All there senses are better than ours. I was trained to sleep with my eyes open.
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twighead
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cats don't tend to go to sleep for long periods straight, its usually 30 min - 1 hour intervals rather frequently
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Re: Question about cats [Re: twighead]
#10216754 - 04/22/09 09:57 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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There were periods in my life where I would sleep very lightly and awake in a heightened state. Mornings were often started with a sense of panic and urgency.
As for cats: It seems like they can sleep pretty sound if they are raised in the right environment. I had one skiddish cat that would be easily startled at resting moments, while the others could tune out most stimuli.
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There's a huge difference between a light 'catnap' and a deep sleep. When my cat goes into a deep sleep I can pick up his paws and wrap them behind his head without waking him up. During a light sleep I can't even get near him without him knowing I'm there.
On the topic, does anyone else have a cat that twitches like crazy whenever they are in a deep sleep? My cat will twitch and chatter his mouth like he's having a seizure, usually to the extent that it wakes him up.
It's f'in halarious!
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hpi
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My cats always aware. You can't ever sneak up on her, shes fucking intense!:P
Shes quiet and still when she sleeps to so no to your question 
Cats fucking own!
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10216927 - 04/22/09 10:26 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've never seen my cat go into a deep sleep, she'll look at me everytime I go in the same room as her.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10216943 - 04/22/09 10:29 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Here's my little devil. He's about 3 1/2 yrs old.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10216970 - 04/22/09 10:33 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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yeah, i'm usually oblivious when i'm asleep, but when somebody whispers 'hey, that fucker passed out, let's pour mustard on him' or some similar i tend to wake up quick.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: canid]
#10216994 - 04/22/09 10:35 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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What you call him again? He likes high places right/? I remember his pictue in my cat thread
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canid said:
yeah, i'm usually oblivious when i'm asleep, but when somebody whispers 'hey, that fucker passed out, let's pour mustard on him' or some similar i tend to wake up quick.
Someone tries a stunt like that on me and I promise it's gonna be the last thing they ever whisper!
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Tohu Tehom Theli Than Leviathan Tanin'iver Taninsam!
There exists one lie that is the absolute worst. A lie that has successfully infiltrated many of the Western governments. This lie is Christianity, and it must be fought in every way, shape and form. Burn the churches and kill the priests. The abomination that is Christianity must be wiped from this Earth.
4-Methyl-Aminorex
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10217021 - 04/22/09 10:40 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Oreo. And no, he hates high places. He doesn't even like to be picked up. That's fine though since he's a little over 20 pounds so he's probably absolutely wreck shit if he liked to climb.
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Re: Question about cats [Re: hpi]
#10217023 - 04/22/09 10:40 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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