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A cat owner has gone viral for showing the moment she tried to cuddle her pet, only to be immediately shot down in the "sassiest" way possible.
Aj, who posts to TikTok under the username @amackiexx, recently shared a video of her black cat who she introduced as "the diva herself."
Many cat owners will have stories of their adored pet completely ignoring them, or wanting attention only on their own terms.
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And that's precisely what happened when Aj reached out to try and spend time with her cat, who was in the middle of a preening session on her bed.
In a clip viewed over 22 million times, Aj reaches a hand over and strokes her cat's back. But the cat is having none of it—she uses all four of her paws to kick Aj's hands back to her side of the bed, and then stares at her looking decidedly unimpressed.
Aj having been firmly put in her place, the cat then goes back to licking her paws.
Making the video even better is the sound Aj added over it: Nicki Minaj's "Did It On 'Em," and the very moment the cat whacks Aj's hand away, Minaj sings: "Ew."
TikTok users were in stitches at the short video, with one laughing at "the immediate cleaning of the paw," and another pointing out "she THREW your hand!"
"She SLUNG your hand away, I fear I would have cried," one user said, as another joked the cat was saying; "This is REAL fur, honey. Look but don't touch."
One user described the cat as the "diva of all divas," as another asked: "Why it's always the black cat the sassiest?"
"Threw your hand with ALL the paws? That's rough," one consoled. But another laughed: "And she cleaned her paw after???! She strict!"
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While Aj's cat gave a very clear indication she was not interested in being stroked, cats also communicate in more subtle ways.
A happy and relaxed cat may lie down with their paws tucked underneath them, or stretched out on their side or back with their legs stretched outward.
An anxious cat, however, will have their eyes wide and unblinking, and their pupils will be dilated into an oval or circle, according to Purina.
Newsweek has contacted @amackiexx on TikTok for comment on this story.
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