Popular tradition at all times paints cats and dogs as mortal enemies, however in actuality, these two creatures can fortunately reside collectively with none points. A puppy from Chicago referred to as Otis has melted hearts on the web after being filmed giving his feline cousin a present.
In the viral post, shared on TikTok on Sunday by the canine’s proprietor, below the username @otisthegolden2, the golden puppy can be seen carrying a feather toy as he walks in the direction of his cousin, a tabby cat referred to as Mac, with whom he desperately needs to play.
The heartwarming clip comes with a caption that reads: “Otis is dying for his cousin Mac to play! He even introduced one among his toys to him.”
These two animals have lengthy been portrayed as one another’s largest enemy, however any pet proprietor that has each won’t that it isn’t true, or no less than not fully. A 2020 research carried out by Italian scientists, printed within the journal PLOS ONE, questioned over 1,270 pet house owners who personal each a cat and a canine. It proved that the 2 can simply cohabitate without much conflict.
The research discovered over 64 % of the cats and dogs residing collectively additionally performed collectively; 58 % chased one another; and 41 % fought. Almost two-thirds of the pets generally playfully “ambushed” the opposite. Moreover, cats usually tend to ignore dogs than vice versa, with 42 % of cats ignoring canines, and 28 % of dogs shunning cats. Cats have been additionally extra prone to attack dogs than vice versa.
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The video shortly went viral on social media, getting viewers from throughout TikTok. It has to date obtained over 3 million views and almost 400,000 likes on the platform.
One consumer, Joelle, commented: “This is such a golden retriever factor.” And caramel bonbon posted: “The method he picked out a cat toy, ‘I noticed you play with this so can we play collectively?”
Jim wrote: “Cats like ‘So, hear. We’ll cohabitate collectively as a result of dad moved you in, however that is gonna be it, bought it?'” And gfbaker575 commented: “That’s simply the cutest factor I’ve seen in a protracted whereas. Did the cat lastly play?”
User not discovered added: “Aww, puppy does not understand play time is on the cat’s phrases. a number of boops to the nostril he’ll get the message.”
Newsweek reached out to @otisthegolden2 for remark through TikTok chat. We couldn’t confirm the small print of the case.
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