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Animal lovers have been left emotional after a sweet moment between a woman and her kitten was caught on camera.
Linn, 26, lives in London, and is the proud owner of 9-month-old Willow, a Ragdoll, and since picking him up as a baby, she says, "he has been my best friend."
"He is the sweetest little cat," Linn told Newsweek. "He is super clever; I've taught him lots of different tricks. And he is the clingiest cat you'll ever meet."
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Willow follows Linn everywhere, won't stay in a room without her, and each morning wakes her by "sitting on top of me, making biscuits, meowing to wake me up to cuddle."
"I stroke his face and every time I do it he strokes me back or puts his paw on my cheek," she said. "He just loves a good cuddle, being held and having his face stroked."
Linn never expected to catch this sweet gesture on camera but was shocked when she recently captured the exact moment while recording.
She uploaded the video to her TikTok account @littlewillow_ragdoll where it has been viewed over 35,000 times since being shared on November 10.
In the video, Linn holds Willow in her arms, scratches behind his ears and strokes his face. But as she does so, he reaches out a paw and places it on her own face, first touching her eyes before beginning to stroke her face gently, just as she's doing to him.
The video ends with Willow then reaching up and cuddling into Linn's face, giving her what she described as "kisses."
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The video's text overlay reads: "I can't believe I caught this cute moment on camera. I was stroking Willow's face when he suddenly put his paw up on my face and started stroking my face too. Even got some kisses."
Animal lovers flocked to the clip, with one TikTok user writing "we do not deserve cats."
"Cats are very clever and will mimic humans," another user wrote.
A third posted: "my heart cannot cope."
And a fourth wrote: "And for all that [are] asking me why I have cats. This is one of the reasons. If they love you, they do it honestly."
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Linn told Newsweek that as well as Willow's sweet and cuddly moments, "he has a wild and crazy side too."
"He loves to play and chase things and has his daily zoomies where he runs around."
Linn grew up with Ragdoll cats, and knew she wanted to stick with the breed when she was ready to get a pet of her own.
According to Purina, Ragdolls are known for being loving, smart and playful, and show affection to their owners by following them around and cuddling with them. They are able to learn tricks, including fetch, and are noted for being friendly towards other animals and young children.
Linn regularly takes Willow on walks outside on a leash and has found he's extremely friendly to other cats.
"Every time he sees one outside he starts rolling around and tries to approach them! Maybe I'll have to get him a friend."
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