In this article, I'm going to translate for you a real story of a cat with seizures has to attack his loved one every night (Part 2) | The animal is in crisis.



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One day, suddenly started
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a nightmare at night
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At that time, we were just sleeping on the same bed as usual
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The ordinary life
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of sleeping with her cat
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just collapsed in a sudden
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the cat looks at his guardian's face
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But, at the moment
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the cat fiercely starts attacking her
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and even acts abnormally
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Horrible wounds by her cat
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Every night, the cat attacks his guardian
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What's wrong with this cat?
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So we visited an expert to ask his advice
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Sleep expert : 'A sleep disorder that incompletely wakes up from deep sleep and acts certain behaviors'
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is called 'somnambulism(sleepwalking)'
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Vet said that animals can even have somnambulism..
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Sleep expert : I don't think this cat has somnambulism.
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Considering that he suddenly becomes aggressive, acts fiercely while sleeping
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and the action repeats,
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according to humans, it seems a problem that puts what he dreams into action
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which is called 'REM sleep behavior disorder'
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What Dongsik has a seizure and attacks is more like
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showing the actions in his dream in reality, rather than somnambulism
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Do animals have a dream as well?
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Vet : Animals also have a dream
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In the case of cats, they sleep almost 16 hours per day
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and most of them do REM sleep. In other words, they dream
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As you see here,
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He bit her at this moment?
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But if we see the previous situation,
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He jumped up with his eyes closed, but he bit her eyes
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and he even lost his balance and shivered even though he went down after biting
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It was proved that Dongsik has dreamt so far
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Vet : Do you see him continuously wriggling himself here?
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But now he closed his eyes
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It means that he is putting what he's dreaming into action
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If we observe animals sleeping,
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they act as if running
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or wriggling
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The animals who talk in their sleep just look cute but
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what's wrong with Dongsik? and what on earth is he dreaming about?
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Vet : Dongsik might dream caused by the experiences he has seen and heard
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If he had a tough life when he was young, what he dreams would be also changed
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Sleep expert : Since the cat acts like attacking someone and protecting himself
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I can say that he's having a nightmare
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Dongsik has been loved a lot from his guardian but then
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why did he begin to suffer from nightmares?
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What's Dongsik's bad memories?
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He was about this big / About the size of my hand when I first brought him
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Now, he's about the head size / He was malnourished when I brought him to the hospital..
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Two years ago, Dongsik was found at this place
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He was almost in a critical condition
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One who first found Dongsik : His mother cat gave birth to kittens on this recycling box
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PD : How many kittens did she gave birth?
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Four kittens. Since she didn't have a place to stay,
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she abandoned some of her kittens who didn't follow her while moving them to another place
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On the street with cold and hunger
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the mother cat didn't take care of all four kittens
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So the little Dongsik had to survive on his own
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Guardian : The stain on his nose is caused by a skin disease
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Dongsik had to fight against
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hunger, cold,
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and an endless number of threats
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PD : Used to be in bad condition? / He would lose his life if we didn't find him
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But now, that cat
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could meet his current guardian and
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has lived together for 2 years
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But May he still have a trauma..?
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Vet : I think the cat has a problem on the brain circuits which inhibit actions
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The more he gets stress, the more it makes the symptom severe
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Vet said Dongsik gets stress from daily life
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especially
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when he's alone
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As his guardian leaves the house
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Dongsik feels anxious
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In the daytime, whenever he's alone
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he would feel anxiety and terror
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Worrying that he can be left alone again
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he would have a nightmare every night
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How can he stop having this nightmare?
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Vet : In the case of Dongsik, the problem is that he acts the behaviors he dreams
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So we are going to let him take medication which suppresses such things
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Considering Dongsik's character, the effect of medication might wear off
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if he's treated as being separate from his guardian
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The aim of treatment is
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to have a deep sleep with his guardian
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First off, try to take medication which makes him feel secure and relaxed
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Let's eat treats~
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Thankfully Dongsik doesn't refuse and eats well
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And another treatment is
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the guardian's love
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Having more time with his guardian,
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letting him know that he's not alone
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The busy daytime passes and
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the night falls again
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For Dongsik's deep sleep
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she uses aroma therapy and
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even turns on the music which relaxes cats
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Vet : This music is made for matching up with each animal's heartbeat rhythm
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So if it repeats the rhythm similar to his heart rate,
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the music naturally makes him feel comfortable and relaxed
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Guardian : Dongsik, please don't talk in your sleep today and just sleep well here, not biting mom
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Could he get rid of nightmares tonight?
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Good night, everyone
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The sisters fall into a deep sleep
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Dongsik also takes a spot between his guardian's legs and
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fell fast asleep
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But, after a while
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Dongsik woke up from sleep
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and sits on the space between guardians' head
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It's such a tense situation now..
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However, Dongsik quietly falls asleep
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What is he dreaming about now..?
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Nothing happened and the morning has come
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Guardian : He's got better now, so I just hope
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we rely on each other and live happily just as it is
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Guardian : Good night, Dongsik. And don't talk in your sleep
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You sleep well and mommy sleeps well, too. Got it?
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Dongsik, let's have sweet dreams only from now~