FALSE! Cat Sees Deceased Owner and Reaction May (or may not) Surprise You

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By Adrea

With over 34 million views, this viral video shows exactly how this cat feels about his owner who is no longer with him. Posted on Facebook by Engin Yilmaz who wrote,  “He sees his owner’s video in the smart phone. he died sometime ago…Lovely….,” it serves as a reminder that we do have a special bond with our pets.

What is even more interesting is that while this clip has gone viral under that premise, the owner is alive and well.  Teyit.org reported earlier this year the claim was false and spoke with owner, Sevilay Deryal, who shared she had uploaded the video on YouTube back in 2016. She was further upset that this sweet video of cat Mia was used to make people emotional for the wrong reasons. 

Mia just simply loves Sevilay.

Still, for anyone who may have wondered what our pets feel, this cat may be the personification. She sits and stares, clearly recognizing who this person in the video is and then, suddenly, begins to nuzzle the phone, getting as close as she can to her owner.

Certainly, the thought of this possibly being a cat who had lost her owner can give anyone a moment to pause. Most of us have probably gone through the loss of a pet and the pain can be unbelievable. Sadly, there are those who don’t see it as any kind of life event. As written in  Heartbreak: The Loss of a Pet“Losing a pet is never easy. It hurts. A lot. And sometimes there are those people who don’t understand, don’t “get,” why you feel the way you do.  According to them, it was just a cat.

You can’t defend your feelings to those who have never been privileged to have an animal as part of their family. It is a special relationship. They become a piece of your heart.”

Mutual Life’s video tribute, Silent Paws, may come close to expressing those feelings, even for those who have never had the good fortune to have a pet in their life.

But when a pet mourns the loss of an owner, many will consider it a simple act of anthropomorphism, attributing it to the individual’s, the human’s, own feelings that are driving what they “think” they see the animal experiencing. However, watching this video, those who understand the special bond between a pet and owner will beg to differ.

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3 thoughts on “FALSE! Cat Sees Deceased Owner and Reaction May (or may not) Surprise You”

  1. I saw this and cried so damn hard….of course our kids know who we are! This is just even more proof! This poor baby….I feel for him so much…

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