Way Cat Treats Dad When Mom Is out of Town Has Internet in Stitches: ‘Jail’

In a viral TikTok video, the owner of an orange cat revealed the hilarious way his feline behaves when his wife is out of town, and internet users can’t stop laughing at it.

The clip, shared in March under the username @hundredsofbeavins, shows the feline, Milo, sitting on top of the fridge, just doing his normal orange-cat activities, as the poster approaches him.

As his dad gets closer, Milo starts yelling at him, then hissing, and eventually even hitting him in the face with his paws. “I’m going to put you back in jail, stop it,” the poster can be heard saying to the feline as the latter takes off running.

“Wife is out of town this week and I don’t know what to do, help,” the poster writes in the caption.

From what the clip shows, there is no doubt that Milo favors his mom over his dad. Most domestic cats who live in a household with more than one person usually have a favorite human that they tend to and hang around the most, but what makes them choose one person over another?

A Catster article medically reviewed by Dr. Luqman Javed explains that one of the main factors that influence their preference is spending time together.

If you are the person who consistently feeds, pets, plays with, snuggles, and pays attention to them, it is only natural for your feline to get attached to you more than anybody else in the house.

Cats also love people with a consistent routine. As creatures of habit, they love to know what will happen at any time during the way, and the more predictable your routine is, the more the cat will enjoy their time with you.

As previously reported by Newsweek, signs that you are indeed your feline’s favorite human include spending time with you; displaying affectionate behaviors toward you; and trusting you with tasks like trimming their nails, because they know you will never hurt them.

The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 1.1 million views and more than 235,600 likes on the platform.

One user, That Girl said: “Lmaoooo [laughing my a** off] someone is clearly not the primary parent.”

Tara Shepherd wrote: “You can’t tell me what to do [you’re] not my mom!!”

Another user, GigiLeeXoXo, added: “He definitely knows you’re scared too.”

Newsweek reached out to @hundredsofbeavins for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.

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