Animal lovers have been left in stitches over the way a cat is adjusting to having a new puppy in the house.
One TikTok user shared a short clip of her two pets to her account @mariahsteele_ on December 8, and couldn’t have imagined just how much the internet would love it.
Since being shared just five days ago, the nine-second video has been viewed over 10 million times, racking up 2 million likes and thousands of comments in the process.
It shows what could almost be a picturesque Christmas scene: a tree filled with lights twinkling in the background, while in the foreground a cat and golden retriever puppy interact.
Except this encounter isn’t one you’d find on a Christmas card, as the animals are playing in possibly the most violent way possible without actually injuring each other.
White cat Walter sits up on his hauncheson the sofa, just out of reach …