Fu Fu, a two-year-old British Shorthair cat, has become a sensation on Chinese social media, thanks to a video shared by his owner, Mrs. Meng from Xuzhou. In the images, captured by the house’s security cameras, you can see Fu Fu with tears in his eyes and meowing inconsolably, all of this happened while his owner was on vacation during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

The video, which quickly racked up more than 8 million likes on the Douyin platform (equivalent to TikTok in China), shows Fu Fu responding to the voice of her owner, who, through technology, was trying to comfort her. your beloved pet from a distance. “I felt terrible after seeing it,” Meng confessed to the Daily Mail, adding that Fu Fu’s reaction led her to cut short her trip and return home earlier than planned: “I had planned to be with my parents for a week, but I came back.” to Xuzhou much earlier.”

Meng, concerned about Fu Fu’s well-being during her absence, had left security cameras on to keep in touch with her pet. However, the virtual interaction had an effect opposite to what was expected. Hearing the voice of her owner, Fu Fu could not contain her emotion and, with tears in her eyes, tried to approach through the monitor, touching the camera with her paw.

Despite Fu Fu’s visible tears, Meng assured that her cat was in perfect health, attributing the tears to anxiety and hunger.

Fu Fu’s story, which has generated more than 250,000 comments on Douyin, culminates with an emotional video of the reunion between Meng and her cat, where the feline runs to the door upon seeing her owner return, meowing effusively.

This moving episode has revealed the deep connection between animals and their owners, resonating in the hearts of millions of users on social networks and leaving a lesson about the importance of company and affection in the lives of pets.