Paw-fect welcome! Adorable video shows cat waving at the window as his owner arrives home from work
- Sox lives with owner Michael Collins in Halifax, West Yorkshire
- The eight-year-old cat has been waving Michael off for the past few years
- Sox frantically waves at Michael with one paw and then with the other
Heartwarming footage shows a cat waving excitedly at his owner as he arrives home from work.
The short clip captures Sox waving with joy as soon as he sees owner Michael Collins walk past the window in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
The eight-year-old cat has been waving 33-year-old Michael off for the past few years, but his antics have recently gone viral.
The short clip captures Sox waving with joy as soon as he sees owner Michael Collins walk past the window in Halifax, West Yorkshire
Sox’s owner Michael uploaded the adorable video to Twitter on Monday night captioned with: ‘At the moment there’s a lot going on in the world so here’s a video of my waving cat, Sox, to make you smile.’
As the clip begins, Sox is seen facing out of the window.
As soon as he spots Michael approaching, he begins frantically batting his paw.
Michael appears through the window and starts waving back.
The eight-year-old cat has been waving Michael off for the past few years but his owner has only just shared footage of his antics on Twitter
Sox then switches paws as he moves closer to the door until he is out of sight.
Nearly 120,000 people have viewed the clip with over 2,000 retweeting it and nearly 9,000 likes.
@BethPitsone wrote under Michael’s post: ‘I can’t stop watching, Sox is a superstar! He seems very enthusiastic waving you off.’
@LesleyWhitmore2 added: ‘Just showed this to my five year-old granddaughter. And she loves it. Made her proper giggle.
‘She now wants to come and wave at Sox. Thanks for making her day’.
The eight-year-old cat (pictured) has been waving owner Michael off for the past few years
Michael (pictured) uploaded the adorable video to Twitter on Monday night captioned with: ‘At the moment there’s a lot going on in the world so here’s a video of my waving cat, Sox, to make you smile’
@patybutler1 wrote: ‘Oh I Just love your cat. It made me laugh when I was feeling down.’
Michael said: ‘It’s funny and sweet and nice. It puts a smile on my face. ‘It’s a nice start to the day.
‘He’s waved for the last few years every time I went to work if he’s sat there.
‘He actually lived at another house on the road, but we thought he was a stray and he just moved in with us. He’s got an amazing, funny character.’