Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/cat-cries-when-left-alone/
We don’t often think of our cats as missing us when we leave the house. We always just assume that once the front door closes they go about their business completely unbothered by our absence. However, some security camera footage challenged that idea after the world was introduced to Fu Fu.
The adorable little feline, who is a British Shorthair living in the eastern Chinese city of Xuzhou, has been dubbed the “left-behind cat” on social media after he was seeing crying on camera.
Fu Fu was left at home by his owner, Ms. Meng, while she went to her parents’ house in order to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Obviously, Fu Fu couldn’t come with her since he is a bit of a shy kitty. She was worried that he might feel anxious or out of his element if she brought him into an entirely new environment. Ms. Meng figured that he would be perfectly happy by himself at home. Cats love to be on their own, right?
Well, it turns out that Fu Fu wasn’t too happy about this.
Ms. Meng made sure she left her beloved feline with plenty of food and water, but she did still check in on him through a monitor. And that is when she saw that the cat’s eyes filled up with tears!
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The camera footage has been posted to social media where it went viral. It has received more than eight million “likes.”
While many people were moved by the cat’s reaction to his owner’s absence, no one was as affected by it as Ms. Meng herself. The cat owner knew exactly what she had to do. She cut her trip short in order to come home.
As she stated to Daily Mail, “I felt heartbroken when I saw this. I had planned to stay at my parents’ home for a week, but we all returned to Xuzhou early.”
As heartbreaking as the video might have been, Fu Fu’s fan base will be happy to know that there is a whole other video that shows a very happy Fu Fu running up to Ms. Meng as she returns home.
What do you think of Fu Fu’s sad video? Let us know!
Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog
