The people in the following TikTok video were clearly confused when they walked out to the kitchen and saw a carbon copy of their cat sitting next to… their cat.
Mom was coming inside and saw what she thought was their indoor/outdoor cat and was like, “Hey, kitty, come on–time to come home!” Well, it was NOT their cat, it was merely their cat’s doppelganger.
Imposter cat was all, “Sure thing! Let’s do this!” and went along with the whole thing. Why not? There was probably food inside, cool things to see, a soft bed. Nothing to lose in this scenario, so she meandered on in.
Eventually, things got surreal for the family when they noticed their cat had somehow cloned themself. They obviously figured it out, but it’s pretty funny.
I love how they’re not hissing at each other or causing any disturbance whatsoever, almost like they knew something like this would happen at some point!
Viewers are awfully worried because the creator mentioned that they’re were looking for a new home for the doppelganger: “They are 100 percent gonna accidentally rehome their own cat.” LOLOLOL. Errr, there better be many identity checks involved before *anyone* goes home.
One viewer replied, “This cracks me up because I can’t help but wonder if the cats themselves realize they look identical.” Another viewer noticed that, “She started a collection. Keep going.”
A shockingly high proportion replied that they had also done something similar!
Why Tortoiseshell Cats Often Get Mistaken For One Another
Stray tortoiseshell cat in the sunlightImage via Shutterstock/Daykiney
Tortoiseshell cats share a coat pattern that is created by a genetic mosaic, which basically means that patches form randomly across the body. This pattern comes from X-linked color genes that switch on and off, leading to similar color placement across many unrelated cats. 99.6% of tortoiseshell cats are female.
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In addition to this, outdoor cats can often overlap in their territories as far as roaming goes, so the likelihood of mistaken identity increases when multiple cats with similar coloring live close to one another. When two Torties share the same neighborhood? Mix-ups like this can — very confusingly — happen.
I hope we find out if and when this adorable little twin finds her current family or new family. And if not, she clearly already looks very comfortable right where she is.
This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Nov 18, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.