A ragdoll cat named Louie has left the internet in stitches after he was caught mimicking the sounds of loud children in a video that quickly went viral on social media.
The hilarious video, shared on TikTok on Thursday under the username louiethelilacragdoll, shows the cat sitting in a stroller as its owner walks it through a store where children can be heard screaming.
As soon as Louie hears the children, he begins to meow as if imitating their sounds to match them.
“Louie meows on command when he wants to and the command is me meowing to him. He thinks meowing back and forth is a game. When we passed the kids (I had stopped recording) he continued to meow while staring. He has never impersonated anyone other than me before,” reads one caption.
A cat that imitates loud children’s sounds has left the internet in stitches. Getty Images
While cats are capable of making dozens of different meow sounds, they rarely use them when communicating with each other.
However, they meow a lot to their people. But why? Pet MD explains that cats usually communicate through body language, but we are unable to decipher it, so they found a way to communicate with us by meowing.
Vocalizations are different from cat to cat, and while some meow all the time, others don’t at all. As a cat owner, it’s important to pay attention to their vocalizations, and if you hear your cat meowing more than usual, it could be a sign that she’s not feeling well.
“For example, often one of the first signs of hyperthyroid disease in cats is that they start meowing a lot at night. Changes in meows can also signal what your cat needs or wants, like food,” the website added.
The video quickly went viral on social media, garnering viewers from all over TikTok. So far it has received over 518,200 views and 141,400 likes on the platform.
One user, Thickdaddytentacle, commented: “Cats are very good at mimicry, this is one of the ways they tame themselves.”
Carlee Russell’s wig said, “She’s such a copycat.”
Vadelchanel wrote: “A little confused, but she has soul.”
Juanaiguanaa added: “One time I thought my son was crying and I turned around, it was my father’s cat who got upset because he came into my room and normally he doesn’t come in there.”
Newsweek reached out to louiethelilacragdoll for comment via email. We have not been able to verify the details of the case.
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