My recurring dreams/nightmares... When I used to have a cat, Misty, I always had dreams about losing her and then finding her by a source of water (lake, beach, etc). I'd have to rescue her before the water would flood and pull us in. There were even tidal waves. It was odd because when the wave crashed down on me, I lost all sense of what was up and down. I could feel the water just rushing furiously all around my limbs and body.
Then they pretty much stopped after my cat died. I had a couple since but they were never about "finding her". A friend who is immersed in mystical stuff (paganism?) told me that in my previous life, I drowned in a tidal wave and that my cat was possibly my child I was trying to save before the tidal wave came in. I don't necessarily believe it but it makes one think.
Hi DreaminDragon2! Thanks for sharing your dream! Here's an article about cats in dreams:
Cats - Dream Symbols Your friend may be right in that this could have been a past life dream. This site has a list of criteria for defining past life dreams:
Past Forward The cat more likely probably represents an aspect of yourself.
Water symbolizes emotion and intuition. The tidal wave may represent a force that was threatening to wash away something of importance to you at the time.
You may also want to read this article on losing a pet:
Losing a Pet - Dream Symbols