Hello!
I've had recurring dreams involving starving animals. One involved 3 malnourished kittens which I had in a carrying cage. I wasn't overly-concerned about their hunger and even was going to leave them to go to work -- until someone expressed concern...then I fed them teeny-tiny food pellets.
Then I dreamed about large wild birds which I helped an expert bird-caregiver to feed. The birds stayed in an enormous, tall cage...so they could still fly around; but they couldn't fly away.
And I had another dreams about very hungry, very small kittens.
What does this mean? Am I emotionally malnourished?
I'd appreciate anyfeedback.

Starvation dreams are usually connected to emotional/mental needs. Your needs are repressed - cats stand for the femminine side and sexuality. Birds stand for the masculine side, and the fact that they are in a cage also means thay are repressed and long for freedom. The fact that you are feeding both the cats and the birds means you want to balance your ying/yang aspects which are a bit upset now. Birds also signify spiritual search, and birds flying is looking for higher spirituality. You want to harmonized but feel caged, even if this at times does not particularly bother you, but you need to be reminded about it..... Do some meditation and energy balancing and you should have better dreams afterwards....

Thank you, Aelis, for your insights. They make quite a bit of sense, and the male/female representations of the birds/cats (respectively) was quite interesting. Thanks for the useful interpretation.
But when you encourage me to do energy balancing, I'm not sure what this means. Maybe some yoga?

Yes, some yoga and meditation would help. Also do try the chakra clearing and balancing exercises outlined in this post
Please do let me know if they help you somehow.

I like the E-balancing with the whirlwind going thru your body. I seem to be able to do this one pretty quickly if I'm concentrating. and it does help. Merci!
-- By the way, I'm reading Isabel Allende's Aphrodite which is turning out to be great for getting in touch w/ my apparently repressed sensual side. Check it out sometime if you enjoy prose. I think you would like it, since you're a poet, too!