Cat's Dramatic Reaction to Her New Kitten Sibling Says She's Definitely Not Impressed
Bringing home a new kitten can go one of two ways: instant friendship or complete chaos. In this hilarious video shared by cat mom Michaela, her sweet new Orange Kitten, Hank, is happily snoozing on her lap, but the resident cat, Pearl, is clearly not having mom's new cuddle time.
Make sure your sound is on so you don't miss Pearl's reaction the second she spots the sleeping little intruder. The older cat's dramatic response to her new sibling has viewers everywhere laughing at the totally relatable "annoyed older sister" energy.
@michaela.la so somebody may have gotten a new brother recently…. and it's going about as well as you'd expect… (we will officially introduce him to you guys so soon!) #fypシ゚viral#foryoupage#catsoftiktok#fyp#foryou
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The music made all of that hissing even funnier! Michaela shared in the caption, "So somebody may have gotten a new brother recently... and it's going about as well as you'd expect..."
Cat parents everywhere can totally relate. Commenter @Tori shared, "My 10-year-old cats with the kitten I've had for 6 months..."
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Viewers Said the Older Cat Reacted Like Every Annoyed Big Sister, Ever
Viewers left nearly 1,500 comments about Pearl's reaction to her new little brother, and some of them cracked us up. Like @Dianna Spencer, who won more than 123k likes when she said what Pearl was probably thinking: "Cat: 'Hey, I just wanted to let you know, f*ck you' LOL!" @VRonins also got laughs when they said what the kitten would've been saying if he'd been awake: "Imagine hating me, and I'm just over here sleeping."
@hiwii143 shared a screenshot of the peacefully sleeping kitten and wondered, "Sleeping or pretending not to be seen..."
Another commenter pointed out, "The disgust she has lMAO!!!" Michaela replied, "The best part is watching her completely return to normal as soon as she gets done... like okay baby, I could tell you needed to let that out, lol!"
Since this video was posted, it looks like Pearl and Hank have slowly been getting more comfortable around each other. Hopefully, these two will be best friends before long!
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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM.