Cat's 'Toxic Trait' Leaves Internet in Hysterics As He Sits on Allergic Man

A cute cat and a tolerant boyfriend have amused the internet with their close relationship.

In the video posted by Shar to TikTok page @hello.momo, which has over 150,000 likes, Momo the Scottish Fold cat can be seen straddling a young man who is lying in bed, wearing a face mask.

The reads reads: "My cats toxic trait is hanging beside my boyfriend who has pet allergies," while the caption says, "He's a keeper."

A Scottish Fold cat is a breed that has been selectively bred to have a natural dominant gene mutation that affects cartilage production throughout the body, causing the ears to appear folded over towards the front of the head, a look considered 'cute'.

According to a breed profile on pet food provider Purina's website, the Scottish Fold breed is at a higher risk of health issues than other breeds. As well as the cartilage in the ears, the inherited condition also affects the cartilage in the cat's joints, "a condition called osteochondrodysplasia" which can lead to painful or severe arthritis.

Purina also report that this breed is classified as "brachycephalic".

Brachy means shortened and cephalic means head, so this type of cat is similar to Burmese and Persian cats, and have short noses and squashed faces, which can lead to respiratory issues as well as skin infection from the excess skin around their faces.

Purina also warns that these breeds are more prone to eye ulcers "due to their conformation, as their eyes tend to be more bulbous."

In the comments, Shar, owner of Momo and girlfriend to the mask wearing man reveals, "he sleeps with a mask on every night."

According to a study published in 2021 in the Journal of Feline Medical Surgery, approximately 10 to 20 percent of adult humans are allergic to cats, "a figure that is increasing."

It reports that cat allergy is second only to house dust mite allergy as a cause of indoor respiratory allergy, "and that 20 to 30 percent of patients with respiratory allergy are allergic to cats."

The study looked at many other studies that investigated the reasons why people may not own a pet or many give up a pet, and found that allergies were the main reason in five to 15 percent of the cases.

The percentages were much lower, or even non-existent, when it came to dogs. With the prevalence of cat allergies on the rise, and the already high numbers of cats being given up or not bought or adopted in the first place, it is possible that the number of domesticated cats may decline.

User shamyiathomas6 commented, "I swear cats always know when someone is allergic to them."

User Impulsive Traveller said, "He values you (and your cat) more than his life. He's a keeper."

User amirah wrote, "Get live clear food by purina!! Both my bf and I had terrible allergies, now we can actually bare it."