I had a dream a few nights ago about my cat, and I've been wondering about it for a while now, since it affected me very distinctly.

In the dream, I was made aware my cat had just died. On hearing this (which isn't so in the waking world - my cat's still very much alive) I ran into the room where we kept (keep) her and started crying intensely, with a strong sadness as if she was really dead, but even stronger than I'd likely react even in real life. Even a few minutes after I woke up, I had this residual despair and had to physically see the cat to calm myself.

Anyone else experienced something like this? Does it mean anything?