The sand cat survives the open desert by staying small and hidden, so it is read as resilience in a harsh place. Dream books link it to getting by quietly where little seems to grow.
Does the traditional reading fit your dream, or did it mean something else to you?
My Cosmic Code has a private dream journal. Write a dream down and the app picks out the symbols in it, shows what dream books say about them and, over time, which words recur across your entries. The journal is stored on your device only.