A cat owner has left the internet in stitches after sharing a video of her orange cat telling her to “shut up” after sneezing in front of him.
The hilarious video, shared on Reddit on Wednesday, under the username Itz_K0ng, shows the feline napping on top of his owner, then being brutally woken by a loud sneeze, which he doesn’t really seem to appreciate.
After the sneeze, the cat starts chattering something at his owner, which she translates to the best of her knowledge as, “Bless you, and shut up.”
Stock image of an orange cat meowing. A cat telling his mom to shut up after sneezing has left the internet in stitches.
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According to National Geographic, cats usually rely on visual and vocal signals to communicate with us, but they also need to vocalize in order to get our attention. That’s why cats usually meow at people only, not at each other.
“Many cats and their human companions seem to develop a pidgin language in order to communicate better. We don’t know whether there are similarities in the languages or whether they’re specific to a cat/human pair,” the outlet says.
But while we might not understand much of what those meows mean, do our felines understand us when we talk to them? According to Catster website, they do to a certain extent.
While cats often refuse to answer to their owners, they most likely know that you’re calling their name, and they can also pick their voices out of a mix of random sounds, although they may not care to answer.
The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across Reddit. It has so far received over 15,000 views and 110 comments on the platform.
One user, Noticiasadslwr, commented: “How dare you spread germs in my presence!?”
Wasabimatrix22 said: “My cat hates when I sneeze, she’ll meow/chatter even when I just look like I’m going to sneeze lol.”
TayaLyn wrote: “We had a cat that would hiss every time my dad sneezed. To be fair, my dad was a super loud sneezer and it hurt my ears. I can only imagine how loud it was for kitty.”
Shpongolese added: “My mom’s cat FREAKS OUT when she sneezes it’s so funny, he will hiss, chuff and then run over and start bapping at her legs or arms lmao.”
Newsweek reached out to Itz_K0ng for comment via Reddit Messages. We could not verify the details of the video.
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