In a viral Instagram video, a small mouse wandered into an actress’ home in Dubai in search for food—he did not expect her cats to be right there waiting for him.
The hilarious clip, shared by 33-year-old actress Luna Mansour, under the username @lunamansour, shows the mouse peeking through the vents, mapping the house to find the safest way to the kitchen.
However, the mouse is surprised by three of the poster’s seven cats, who can be seen standing up on their hind legs watching his every move.
“POV [point of view] Jerry decides to visit, but you have Toms,” the caption says. “Run for your life Jerry! I can see the massacre.”
Mansour told Newsweek that she initially only had two cats, but when they had a litter, she decided to keep the whole family together, and ended up with seven cats.
In the video, Mansour and her husband were sleeping when they were suddenly woken up by the scene in the living room. As they turned on the lights, they found three of their cats Sulta, Simba, and Principe, trying to catch the mouse from the vents.
“In the end me and my husband caught the mice and set him free before the cats could catch him because I didn’t want a massacre in my house, so happy ending,” she said.
Cats are natural predators with instincts to hunt small animals like mice, even if they are well-fed pets. Their keen senses—especially their ability to hear high-frequency sounds, see in low light thanks to a reflective layer in their eyes, and detect movement with whiskers—make them effective at catching mice at night.
Hunting techniques largely mirror daytime behavior: cats stealthily stalk or ambush prey and then make a rapid strike, sometimes toying with the mouse before subduing it. This “toying” may seem cruel but can serve to tire the prey or provide enrichment for well-fed cats.
After a successful hunt, many cats bring the mouse to their owners, a behavior thought to reflect social instincts or an attempt to “provide.” While hunting is natural, mice can carry diseases and parasites, so letting cats roam outdoors carries risks to their health and local wildlife.
Catster explains that cats shouldn’t be relied upon as pest control, and professional help is advised for rodent problems.
The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received over 7.7 million views and 494,000 likes on the platform.
One user, Deannedsilva27, commented: “The cats looking up like ‘jump, I dare you.”
Abdulhadiamshan said: “Haha those toms are so focused and ready for welcoming Jerry.”
_a_kittie added: “Mice are also sooo cute, why we afraid of them… They’re sooo cute.”
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