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.
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.
I must admit I even got worried then and pushed her around more vigourously to give her a little shake.
Then, suddenly she 'woke up' and rolled over for a big stretch as if nothing was wrong.
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.