Mitty the cat wandered over to the bathroom so he could keep his owner company during her relaxing soak in the tub. His sweet curiosity over the situation is causing much amusement!

In a viral video that can be seen on the TikTok account @mitty_kitteh, the orange cat carefully walks along the edge of the bathtub instead of avoiding the water like most other cats tend to do.

He then comes closer and closer to the hot bath water with his face – and then suddenly starts lapping it up as if it were a bowl of soup.

His owner warns him several times about the heat, but the cat doesn't seem to have any problems with the hot water.

Animals House spider births an army of reinforcements in horrifying video

In the comments, numerous users reacted with astonishment and were surprised by the cat's unusual behavior.

This isn't the only unusual thing about Mitty the kitty cat – if you watch the clip closely, viewers may just recognize a certain special physical peculiarity around his paws.

The special little guy has more than the usual number of toes, a congenital anomaly that is called polydactyly.