Throwback: Owner pranks pet cat with remote controlled rat

November 19, 2025 - 11:10 AM
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A playful pet owner pranked her cat with a remote-controlled rat.

Footage shows the Maxine Ivy Cabangon’s hand pointing the controller towards the black battery-operated toy, which she steered to chase the nervous white kitty named Mishito in Tayabas City, the Philippines.

The one-year-old moggy leapt away every time the plastic object touched his fur and tried to hit its head with his paw to retaliate.

“He was so startled by the toy. I kept laughing the whole time,” Cabangon said.

Cabangon also posted the video on TikTok, garnering 416,800 views, 10,500 likes, 251 comments and 1,270 saves.

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—Viral Press via Reuters Connect; with Rosette Adel