Cat dreams are much more related to animals, more related to insects, and much more related to peers than dreams in general. They are much less related to unnamed people, much less related to strangers, and less related to romantic partners.

Dreams of cats are less related to happiness, less related to grief and sorrow, and less related to embarrassment.

Dreams of cats are more related to home than dreams in general. They are less related to work, much less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

Cat dreams are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

Dreams of cats are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to vivid dreams.

Dreams of cats are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience cats in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about cats in dreams. See how you feel about cats now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. A cat is a versatile dream symbol commonly associated with femininity. Cats are “felines,” and, female or male, they exhibit traditionally feminine traits such as grace and affection. Symbolism can be created from typical cat traits such as curiosity, independence, and leisure. For example, dreaming about a cat caught in a door can symbolize catching your curious sister reading your diary. Dreaming about a tomcat that wants to be let out at night can symbolize a mate who’d rather go out and party than stay home and snuggle. Dreaming about a cat napping can symbolize a leisurely approach to life, or taking a break. Those common associations with cats can be used as symbolism, but your personal associations matter most. What do you associate with cats, and does it fit the narrative of your dream and the behavior of the cats in it? Cat owners are likely to dream about their cats. It’s often connected with something they see in themselves that’s reflected in their cat’s personality or behavior. For example, a woman dreams that her cat escapes the house and she tries to retrieve it. It hides from her and requires coaxing to return to the house. The dream could relate to fear that the cat will get out—she’s very protective of it—but in this case, the pet cat represents a quality she shares with it: the instinct to run away when feeling unsafe. Her life has been chaotic lately and part of her just wants to run away. Retrieving the cat is a way of saying she’s mustering her resolve to face her insecurity. The cat of someone you know in your dream can refer to that person. In the dream, it’s not just your brother’s cat, for example, it’s your brother, in a sense. A reference to him. It’s something about him such as a trait or fact about his life. Dreaming about your cat getting lost can symbolize losing something about yourself as represented by the cat. For example, lately you haven’t been feeling playful or affectionate like your cat. Dreaming that your cat dies—whether or not you actually have a cat—is likely to be symbolism along the same lines as what it means to lose it, except that the situation is more serious, your feelings stronger. The loss is harder to take. It can mean the loss of a relationship with a female, or loss of a feminine trait or quality. Cat owners can dream about cats they owned that died. These sometimes-heartbreaking dreams help the healing process by bringing out unprocessed emotions. If the dreams are positive, they can symbolize fond memories. If negative, it can mean something is unresolved. See: Pets Alternately, the pet you lost can symbolize a more recent loss in your life or in yourself, such as loss of a friend. It can mean something in you is dying. Or you desire to have the close companionship you had with that pet. Cats have associations with promiscuity, as in the term “cat around.” A cat rubbing against you can symbolize flirtation. Dreams about fighting with a cat can connect with arguments or fights with a female in your life. For example, a young man who recently broke up with his girlfriend dreams repeatedly of cats attacking him out of the blue. It symbolizes the ambush attacks of his bitter ex-girlfriend. See also: Animals, Ambushing, Biting, Kittens, Leopards, Lions, Pets, Tigers, Vaginas