Heartwarming Video Shows Stray Cat’s Life Transformed After Finding A Home

A once-stray cat who used to survive by climbing trees and eating cicadas is now living in comfort with a devoted owner — and the internet is loving his transformation.

In a TikTok video shared by @straycation3, the black-and-white cat is seen curled up under blankets in his own double bed, falling asleep while watching birds on a tablet.

Text overlay reads: “The random cat I found outside last summer,” while the caption adds: “He used to climb trees and eat cicadas, now he yells at me if his $100 litter box isn’t cleaned 3x a day.”

Unvaccinated and unneutered cats face serious risks outdoors, making his new life indoors all the more dramatic and heartwarming.

Pet MD explains that cats that roam outside live much-shorter lives than their indoor counterparts. It is estimated that, while an indoor cat may live 15 to 17 years, outdoor cats live only about two to five years.

Most often, especially in urban and suburban areas, outdoor cats lose their life after getting run over by traveling vehicles. But that is not the only threat that felines face out in the streets.

Dr. Nita Vasudevan, veterinarian at Embrace Pet Insurance, previously told Newsweek that dogs, coyotes, hawks, and even other cats in the streets can cause injury or transmit diseases such as FeLV [feline leukemia virus], FIV [feline immunodeficiency virus], fleas, ticks, and internal parasites.

The streets also expose them to all sorts of rodenticides, toxic plants, and chemicals, which can be fatal to felines.

Moreover, cats are natural hunters, which means they also pose a threat to the local fauna. Authorities in America estimate that felines are responsible for killing between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and 6.9 to 20.7 billion mammals every year.

While feral cats kill the most animals, pet felines with access to the outdoors also do contribute to this number.

The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 3.9 million views and more than 800,400 likes on the platform.

One user, MalkavianActs, commented: “How quickly they adapt to spoiled life.”

EnniRae said: “My previously feral cat yells for me to turn on the TV so he can watch his ‘shows’. Like damn, pay some rent my guy.”

Minda added: “His head resting against the iPad screen. My heart is melting.”

Newsweek reached out to @straycation3 for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.

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