In a viral Instagram video, a cat owner got her feline his own bed so he would stop sleeping on hers—but he had different plans.
The hilarious clip shared on Tuesday under the username @olivesnsimon shows the small black cat grabbing the fluffy bed with his mouth, and then jumping onto his owner’s bed, dragging his own bed along with him.
“Got him a bed so he wouldn’t have to sleep on mine. My cat,” the caption says. “I commend him for his creativity.”
The poster, Jessica Cheung from California, told Newsweek that her kitty, Simon, is about a year old, and is “quite clingy.”
“I wasn’t surprising when he dragged his little bed to mine. That bed was actually supposed to keep him off of my bed because I’m terribly allergic to cats (despite having two cats at home),” she said.
“Upon receiving that little bed, he quickly started using it as his portable seat from that point on. I see him dragging it between bedrooms and bathrooms, so that he has a comfortable spot to lay while he follows me around the house.”
While cats are known for being independent, some can also be clingy, and while this can be cute and totally normal, sometimes, it could also signal an underlying issue if it’s a new behavior.
Roundwood Vets explains that separation anxiety can make cats follow you and seek constant attention, with signs like excessive meowing or destructive behavior.
Environmental changes such as moving home or new pets can stress cats and lead to clinginess. Health issues and aging can make a cat more dependent, so changes in activity, grooming or vocalization should be watched.
Boredom and lack of mental stimulation can also increase attention-seeking, so interactive play and toys help. Cats may also become clingy due to emotional sensitivity, reacting to their owner’s stress.
To manage clinginess, the article suggests enriching the environment, establishing routines, and using positive reinforcement for independent behavior.
If clinginess is sudden or accompanied by other worrying signs, a vet or behaviorist should be consulted.
The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received over 3.3 million views and 291,000 likes on the platform.
One user, Natale9621, commented: “I would have LOVED my kitties to have done this to sleep with me.”
Tuftandpaw wrote: “He understood the assignment. He rejected it.”
Dazejourney_x said: “This is actually so sweet, bringing the little bed onto the bigger bed because he must sleep with you.”
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