Cats can take some time adapting to each other, but when they do bond, it's forever. A cat named Dolly has melted hearts on TikTok after getting caught on camera doing the sweetest gesture for her brother, Chester.
In the viral clip, shared to the social media platform on Thursday by their owner, @karysandmax, the calico cat can be seen picking up her new Christmas gifts her owner bought for her, two soft toys, a blue ball and a pink one, holding them both between her teeth as the poster tells her she must chose one to play with.
Instead, Dolly, gives one of the toys to her tuxedo brother, positioning it close to his face so he knows it's for him to play with. Some TikTok users also noticed that she gave him the blue toy instead of the pink one, which is one of the few colors they can actually see.
The heartwarming post comes with a caption that says: "I got my cat some new toys for Christmas and then she did this." Followed by: "Don't mind my high-pitched cat voice I was just so excited."
The poster told Newsweek: "Chester is about 8 years old, and he was rescued almost four years ago now from a hoarding situation. He had been trapped in a garage for about three years with 30 other cats before we got him.
"Dolly is the sweet dilute calico cat. She and her litter mates were tossed out of a car in September 2022 and we started fostering her when she was about 8 weeks old. She and Chester became instantly bonded and we knew we had to keep her so we adopted her a couple of months after we started fostering!
"They're the best of friends. They love cuddling together and playing together. I'm so happy they have each other—their love for each other brings us such joy every day."
@karysandmax Don’t mind my high pitched cat voice I was just so excited😭😭 #fyp #kittensoftiktok #christmas2024 #catsatchristmas #mypet #petlover #catsoftiktok #petsoftiktok
♬ original sound - Chester and Humans
According to VCA Animal Hospitals, cats don't appear to perceive the full range of colors that humans can. Instead felines only see a few colors and the various shades of them. While some scientists believe they can only see blue and gray, others think they also see yellow like dogs do.
Color perception is not the only visual difference between us and our furbabies. Cats are also more near-sighted than we are, meaning that when they look at something from afar it may appear blurred to them, even though it's crisp for us.
However, they also have some advantages over us. Their eyes, which are set more on the sides of the head, allow them a broader range of peripheral vision than we have. They have also been blessed with the ability to see in dim light, according to the VCA Animal Hospitals.
TikTok Users React
Meanwhile, @karysandmax's TikTok video quickly went viral and has received over 890,000 views and 152,200 likes.
One user, Meera, commented: "Ohhh, she gave him the blue one. The one with the color that cat can see it. She is so sweet."
Alysha wrote: "Meanwhile my cats are fighting over a piece of cardboard from a package because they can't share."
Zowie Arthur added: "The fact she was probably already doing this and you just started filming at the right time."
Update 12/27/23, 8:25 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comments from the OP, and new pictures.
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