Tabby Cat Sees Mom Carrying Sibling in Sling and Demands His Turn
Cats are some of the smartest creatures to ever walk the earth, and they know it. If they're not busy plotting something, it's their never-ending curiosity that can sometimes get the best of them-it's where the old adage about having nine lives began! Even in the quieter moments, they find new and interesting ways to get what they want, even if it takes a little badgering!
Milo, the Tabby cat, isn't your average, everyday smart feline, and he's proven as much throughout dozens of hilarious TikTok videos via @milothechonk. As a cat with a superior IQ, he has a particular method he employs when he wants something. In his latest stunt, it's all about sibling rivalry and a baby sling.
@mrmilothechonk He only likes it now because he saw poppy in it #foryou#foryoupage#cats#catsoftiktok#viral
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Even by cat standards, Milo's cunning, strategic ways are impressive. The menacing Tabby cat wasn't interested in being carried at first. All it took was for Mom to let kitty sister Poppy take a ride around the house in the baby sling, and Milo's jealousy genes activated!
If you've never grown up with a sibling, Milo's reaction is very on-brand! He wasn't about to let Poppy have fun if he wasn't having fun, too.
Poppy may be the younger, unsuspecting feline of the house, but it's Milo whose demands seem to get more and more funny. Lately, he's made a rule about bedtime, and it's hysterical.
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While other kitties might follow their humans to bed or relax wherever feels coziest, Milo has a different POV. Aside from previous demands about the fireplace, forcing Mom to leave his room or getting her off his own personal sofa, and his many attempts to disappear his fur siblings, there's more.
Now, Sir Milo the Chonk has trained Mom and Dad to carry him upstairs to bed-in his cat bed. If they don't do it right, he makes them start over until they do. If diabolical were a cat, it's 100% this extremely intelligent feline!
@mrmilothechonk I wouldn't be surprised if his next demand would be for the bed to be heated before he's carried up #cats#catsoftiktok#foryou#foryoupage#viral
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Why Some Cats Like To Be Carried
Cats being cats, you never know what they'll like until they're tested. In Milo's case, he may have instantly brushed off the baby sling, but he wasn't about to let Poppy enjoy it if he wasn't!
For the felines who aren't so finicky and like being carried, it could be because they enjoy the higher vantage point (as they'd do in the wild to look for prey), or just because they have complete trust in their humans. When you look at it like that, Milo's change of course is a whole lot sweeter.
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This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM.