Cat Pining After Proprietor When She’s Dwelling Alone Breaks Hearts: ‘Made Me Cry’

A cat named Elie has melted hearts on-line after a video of her ready by the door for her proprietor to come back again residence went viral on social media.

The viral clip shared on TikTok on Sunday by the cat’s proprietor (below the username Eliethehallwaycat) exhibits Elie following her proprietor to the door, ready behind it as she leaves. It comes with a caption that claims: “I am not leaving my cat ever once more,” and: “This made me cry.”

In line with The Dog Folks, cats can really undergo from separation anxiousness. In actual fact, identical to canines, they’re apprehensive once we depart the home, and so they need reassurance that we’ll return on the pre-arranged hour.

However do cats really love their homeowners?

A 2019 Oregon State College research means that cats exhibit the identical attachment to their homeowners that infants present to their mother and father.

Kittens within the research acted distressed when their caregivers left and completely happy and safe after they returned. They nonetheless acted this manner one yr later and the responses have been much like how human kids react to their mother and father.

Behaviorists consider an grownup cat’s intelligence is akin to that of a two-year-old human toddler. Cats have object permanence recognition, an consciousness of objects that are not immediately seen, which implies that being out of sight doesn’t suggest vanishing endlessly.

The publish rapidly attracted cat lovers from throughout the platform, receiving over 2.6 million views and 216,000 likes up to now, and customers are mad on the proprietor for giving her a “goodbye kiss.”

One consumer, Tania, commented: “That is why I’ve 2 cats to allow them to maintain one another firm once I’m not residence.” And Salah.anis stated: “the cat simply desires to inform [you] that you simply neglect your cellphone.” KellieT added: “Unconditional love.”

One other consumer, Fatima, wrote: “Inform her [goodbye,] don’t simply depart.” And Queen_of_hobbits stated: “I hope you gave her loads of hugs and kisses if you bought again.”

Reeba Jessin Babu wrote: “She was like mother the place [are] my bye-bye [and] kisses[?]” syha

Stated: “definition of loyalty.” And Ray-chull added: “I believed getting my Frank a sister (Lisa) would assist, however they simply sit by the door collectively till I get residence.”

One other consumer, April Wilson Christi, wrote: “I want I by no means needed to depart my infants however I am a single fur child mother & I’ve to assist them.” And Haqiem Suhaili stated: “Lastly the house is mine, wait I must test does she actually leaves.”

Newsweek reached out to Eliethehallwaycat for remark. We couldn’t confirm the main points of the case.