Cats are often seen as aloof pets, but in the case of ginger tom Oliver, he wasn't afraid to show just how much he missed his owner when she was away.

Brittany Butterfield, 39, looked after her 15-year-old daughter Olivia's cat for a few days when she was on a trip to Florida, and to say he wasn't happy about it is an understatement.

"Oliver will sit at our laundry room window and cry for her when she is outside," Butterfield told Newsweek, adding: "I think it's hilarious that his dramatics went viral on social media."

In a video shared to her TikTok account @brittanyanne84 on July 23, the mom-of-three wrote: "My oldest daughter went to Florida for a few days. This is how her (*dramatic*) cat reacted.

"He put himself under the leaky bathtub spot and pouted in the dark," Butterfield added.

Sure enough, the video shows Oliver sulking in the bathtub in the dark, his back turned to Butterfield and his head hanging low. When she calls his name, he reluctantly turns around and accepts a pat on the head, but doesn't look thrilled about it.

"Olivia and Oliver have the sweetest relationship," Butterfield told Newsweek. "He talks to her all day long; little meows, and follows her everywhere.

"He is the definition of a ginger cat. He loves his girl. And we all love him!"

This was certainly true for TikTok users, who flocked to Butterfield's video giving it over 568,000 likes and hundreds of comments, all sharing the love for Oliver.

One user posted: "What did you do to that poor baby?! Such a mean grandmum not letting him see his mom!"

"The drip under the spout is the cat equivalent to a dramatic rainstorm," another wrote, with another commenting that "he's imagining himself in a movie right now."

And one wrote that there were other dramatists in the house, as "he must have seen that somewhere."

While not as obvious about it as dogs, cats regularly show affection to their owners. Newsweek previously spoke to the president of the International Cat Association (TICA), Vicki Jo Harrison, who said that "slow blinks to purrs, kneading, and following you from room to room" as just some of the ways owners can be confident in their pet's love for them.

Harrison added: "Much like people, each cat is unique and shows signs of affection in different ways and extents."

New York chef Butterfield said that Olivia and Oliver's strong bond goes all the way back to the beginning. Olivia asked "for many, many years" for a cat, even creating a PowerPoint presentation on why "having a cat is essential."

After graduating eighth grade with honor roll grades, Olivia was told "she could finally get her kitten."

And, not long later, a family friend told them a fluffy ginger kitten had walked into their garage, and they were unable to keep him.

"Oliver instantly curled up into Olivia's arms," Butterfield said. "He picked her."

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