40-Pound Dog Meets 0.9-Pound Kitten—His Reaction Goes Viral

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16-06-2025

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A viral TikTok video shows a big dog's hilarious reaction to seeing a tiny kitten for first time, and internet users can't stop laughing at it.
The clip shared on Tuesday under the username @.pinkskates, shows the large-sized dog perching on the veterinarian's lap, looking terrified as the doctor sitting next to him holds a sleeping newborn kitten, a few feet away. "Aw, it's so terrifying, so scary …" the veterinarians can be heard saying as they try to make the pup comfortable.
"A 40lb dog courageously confronts a 0.9lb kitten," the poster writes in the clip " … Harrowing," she continues in the caption.
Despite the fact that they're often bigger than their feline counterparts, it is not very uncommon for dogs to be scared of cats. But what makes these small furballs terrifying to our dogs?
Canada Vet says this fear is usually due to a mix of instincts, past experiences, and the felines' powerful personalities. Maybe your dog experienced a cat's claws or bites before and they still remember how it felt, which can cause fear.
Not all dogs, however, are afraid of cats, and their size and breed play a part in this. Certain breeds, like smaller ones, or those bred for companionship, are more likely to be afraid of cats.
When adding a dog to your cat household, or vice versa, it is important that you choose the right match. While it is true that most canines can be trained to live with felines, some breeds are better suitable to life with cats than others.
Burns Court Veterinary Care explains that breeds such as Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, and beagles are the canines that get along best with cats, because of their friendly manners, which not all other dogs share.
For cats, the breeds that are most likely to accept a dog into their life include Maine coons, rag-dolls, and Siamese.
Stock image: A dog and a cat look at each other in the yard.
Stock image: A dog and a cat look at each other in the yard.
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The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 938,000 views and more than 281,000 likes on the platform.
One user, Lacy Thompson-Harper, commented: "My kitten has NO EYES and is 1 lb, and my 80 lb pittie shakes and cries."
Idiot_in_space posted: "TBF [to be fair], how many people are scared of 0.5oz spiders?"
Cassandra Appell added: "Look you laugh now, but that dog clearly had been in a house with a kitten before. It's all fun and games until that gray fur-ball wakes up and sinks its claws into your ankles."
Newsweek reached out to @.pinkskates for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
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