Owner Plays Music at Home-Then Their 'Opinionated' Cat Responds

A remote worker in Washington State played music while working to improve concentration. Her 8-year-old cat, Bjørn, reacted strongly against the music. The cat had learned to communicate using 19 speech buttons. When music played, he previously pressed “mad,” but after learning the “noisy” button he began using it instead. He then combined “noisy” with “ouch,” indicating the music was not only annoying but painful to his ears. The owner was shocked by the message and turned the music off completely to accommodate the cat. A video of the interaction went viral online.

"Short said: "Bjørn has always hated when I play music. I work from home, though, so I usually have music playing while I work because it helps me concentrate. Before he had the 'noisy' button, he would just press 'mad' whenever I turned music on. Once he learned 'noisy,' he started using that instead. "This new combination of words honestly shocked me. He was trying to tell me that it wasn't just annoying him, it was actually hurting his ears because he knew that would make me stop playing it immediately.""

"Having learned to communicate with 19 speech buttons so far, Bjørn managed to tell his owner exactly what he thought of her music taste by hitting the buttons for "noisy" and "ouch.""

"As a result, Short turned the music off completely to appease her fussy feline. This hilarious moment was captured in a video and shared on Bjørn's dedicated TikTok account (@bjornsbuttons). Internet users cannot get enough of the cat's evident distaste, and the clip has gone viral with over 600,000 views and more than 59,000 likes on TikTok at the time of writing."

"Indeed, the feline has never really been a fan of music in general. He is certainly not afraid to show his feelings either, as Short told Newsweek that he is "a very opinionated and dramatic little guy.""

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