When a woman from New Jersey heard her dog struggling in the other room, she immediately run to his rescue, only to find her cat having a blast bullying him.

In a TikTok video shared in December under the username @dr.rocky.raquel, the small pup, Harold, can be seen trying to escape his much-bigger feline sibling, who is holding his jumper, preventing him from moving.

"I heard a panicked scurry and walked in to find this …" reads layover text in the clip. A caption says: "Basement cat abusing Harold for his own amusement and he does not feel remorseful." Newsweek reached out to @dr.rocky.raquel for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.

Dogs and cats have a reputation for being nemesis, but the truth is that they can live together and even become best of friends under the right circumstances, and when introduced to each other properly.

A study by Italian scientists, published by PLOS ONE in 2020, proved that cats and dogs can easily cohabitate without much conflict.

Questioning over 1,270 pet owners who owned both a cat and a dog, the study found that more than 64 percent of the cats and dogs living together also played together; 58 percent chased each other; and 41 percent fought. Almost two-thirds of the pets sometimes playfully "ambushed" the other.

Moreover, cats were more likely to ignore dogs than vice versa, with 42 percent of felines ignoring canines, and 28 percent of dogs shunning cats. Felines were also more likely to attack pups than vice versa.

In most cases what sets the basis for a peacefully cohabitation is usually their introduction, which must be carried out slowly and mindfully.

Marny Nofi, senior behavior manager on the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Behavioral Sciences Team, previously told Newsweek that, before bringing your new cat home, you should revise recall training with your dog, to ensure you have the situation under control if things escalate between them.

You should also get the house ready for the new arrival, making sure that both animals have access to separate areas in the house where the other cannot bother them, so they can feel safe at all times.

This process must be executed gradually to avoid creating unnecessary tension between the pets. Any interactions must always be fully supervised, at least until you are 100 percent sure they are comfortable with each other's presence.

The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 1.4 million views and more than 182,000 likes on the platform.

One user, Capricornkutiee, commented: "Poor Harold, cats are ruthless haha."

Cly/Suva posted: "The cat switched paws it wasn't an accident he knew what he was doing."

Feloserrr added: "Harold got held hostage."

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