All cat owners know it's the feline that chooses its human and not the other way around—and one cat made it very clear he wouldn't give up on his chosen one as he started stalking him at home.

In a post shared on TikTok in July, under the username @sevdha, the poster can be heard saying: "Excuse me, excuse me, who are you?" as a random stray cat they had fed once previously, aggressively tried to enter their front door, meowing when it wouldn't open. "We only fed him ONCE," a caption with the hilarious clip says.

The poster, Sevdha, told Newsweek that the cat she later named Bowly initially started stalking her dad at his Florida residence after he once fed him, making the "gravest mistake of [his] life."

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"I'm an avid animal lover, and I carry around a bag of cat food in my car in case I happen to come across some random cat," she said. "When I drop by my dad's place, I'd often feed the neighborhood stray cats, so much so that they recognize my car and fly over when I drive in.

"My dad, who owns the residence in the video, has always been the quintessential 'we are not getting a pet, they're too much responsibility' sort of dad. But as it often goes with said dads, he has softened over time and has even started feeding the cats when I'm not around.

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"So one day, my dad calls me with a bit of panic in his voice. He explained that he fed a cat he hadn't seen before, and now it's possibly one of the gravest mistakes of his life. Ever since, the cat has been a consistent thorn in his side."

According to Sevdha, the cat was constantly crying at her father's door, and when he ignored him, the cat would follow his movements throughout the house just to continue yelling at him.

"If my dad goes to the kitchen, the cat is already crying at the kitchen window. He goes to the backyard, and the cat is bellowing at the back door."

Exasperated, her dad called her for help, since she's the "cat whisperer" of the family, and she immediately went over to investigate.

"No sooner did I lock eyes with the cat, it attached to me like a barnacle. I now call him 'Bawly,' and we've been arguing with each other ever since.

"Out of all the neighborhood cats, the little creamsicle cat that you see squaring up at the end of the video has been my main little man for the past two years. So naturally, he's trying to protect his territory."

Unfortunately, since the poster hasn't got a home of her own and travels all the time as an entertainer, she can't take on the responsibility of a cat, therefore she's hoping someone with space and time for him can take him in.

"As much as I'd love to have all the puss in the world, it's not feasible for me at the moment. I am working diligently to save up to build a place of my own so that one day I can become the crazy cat lady that I'm destined to be."

Each year 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters, which is an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 during January 2023, an increase of 1,744 compared with January 2022, the 24Pet 'Shelter Watch Report' found.

The Humane Society of Macomb explains that the most common reasons for dog surrenders include age, allergies, behavioral issues, clean-up, cost, moving, new pets and shedding.

Around 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized every year. Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs and behavior rehabilitation.

The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 252,900 views and 34,200 likes on the platform.

One user, Afreeleo75, commented: "Feed once, feed Forever. That's the rule. The kitty knows..."

Gretchen Weiners said: "You don't choose the cat distribution system...the cat distribution system chooses you! (Just got a 3rd kitty myself last week)."

Melanie Morticia added: "I am going to be so disappointed if you didn't take him in after feeding him and him loving you so much."

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