Cat Gives Mom All His Opinions After She Dares to Leave for a Few Days
Even though cats have a reputation for being independent creatures, if you've ever been lucky to have one in your family, you know that they still form bonds with their favorite humans. If you get in a cat's good graces, they will love you (and want to cuddle you) forever, and yes, they will even miss you when you're gone.
The Scottish Fold cat in the TikTok video below is extra good at communicating with his mom thanks to his expertise in using talking buttons, and he did not hold back when it came to letting her know exactly how he felt about her being gone for a few days.
@puffindoestricks All the BIG feels! I feel so badly that I had to leave for a long weekend. Puffin has opinions! #talkingcat#scottishfold#scottish#fluentpet#scottishfoldcat
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Here, we can see Puffin sitting with his back to his mom after she came back from being out of town for a wedding, and though he does give her a bit of the silent treatment at first, his opinions then all come tumbling out.
Let's just say I'm glad I'm not Puffin's mom in that moment that he pressed the button for "mad" and glared at her. Ouch!
No matter how much she apologized, he just kept hitting that "mad" button. I've never met a cat who knows how to guilt trip someone quite this effectively. This is a talent, Puffin.
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Do Cats Miss Their Humans When They're Gone?
For the most part, dogs seem to get all the credit when it comes to being welcoming committees for their humans, but in my experience, cats can be just as excited to see their people after time apart, even if they show it in a different way.
And knowing how eager my cats are to see me (and beg for attention) as soon as I walk in the door, it's not surprising at all to learn that they do, in fact, miss their favorite people when they're gone - even the most fiercely independent kitties out there.
As Rover points out, research has shown that cats do form attachments to their humans, and have shown to have bigger reactions when reuniting with their people after longer periods of time apart, so for them, distance really does make the heart grow fonder.
You'll know they missed you if they rush to the door to rub themselves against you, and make more purring and meowing sounds than usual, which is just their way of saying they're happy you're home.
Unless, of course, they're masters at using the talking buttons like Puffin is, and in that case, they can just tell you. What a genius he is!
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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM.