A mother-of-three was pet-sitting her best friend's cat when she realized something wasn't right, and now she thinks the cat might have been possessed.
In a video shared on TikTok in September, under the username @uvacase, the poster shows the Russian blue sitting on the floor in the kitchen, staring at her angrily as she tries to make conversation.
"Your parents come home this afternoon. Are you angry at them?" the poster can be heard saying, as the cat meows back. "Yes? They've left you for a long time, didn't they? Did you not like the accommodation?" she continues as the feline begins to hiss at her, as if confirming that she indeed didn't like it.
"No, you didn't? I can't help you there," the poster adds, listing all the things the cat should be grateful for, instead of hissing at her. "You are just an abomination! May the Lord have mercy on your soul," she says as the feline hisses at her once again.
"My BFFs cat still hates me. Bless her heart," reads a caption shared with the video, which quickly went viral on social media. Multiple users pointed out that the pet hissed at the poster right after she finished asking for mercy upon her, leading her to the conclusion that the cat "might be possessed," as she wrote in the comments.
Cats have long been associated with magic and evil; and even though it is only superstition and none of it is true, this stigma is still affecting felines today, especially the black ones.
In fact, for this reason, black cats are much less likely to get adopted and much more likely to be euthanized in shelter than those of all other colors, according to a study by Karen Wu, Ph.D., published by Psychology Today.
Historically, cats were highly regarded by some of the biggest empires, including Egypt, and China. However, during the Middle Ages, the medieval church began associating them with evil and witchcraft, leading to the killing of a considerable amount of cats, which then proved detrimental during the Black Plague when rats were rife.
The post has so far received over 2.1 million views and more than 385,000 likes on the platform, and most users think the poster might be right.
One user, Jimbo, commented: "The way its responses changed with each of your questions was crazy! that cat knows exactly what you're saying!"
Sherry Hay posted: "Do you have holy water?!"
Newsweek reached out to @uvacase for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
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