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If you’re feline low isolated at home, paws to appreciate #quarantinecats on Twitter

ORLANDO, Fla. — Thousands of cats were promoted this week from pets to coworkers as their owners transition to working remotely to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Are the cats happy about it? The jury is still meowt.

But there is fur-midable joy to be found under the trending topic #quarantinecats on Twitter. Some cats are basking in the additional attention, while others are ready to fire their humans and send them back to the office.

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Channel 9 reporter Cierra Putman shared photos of her four-legged coworker lazing around on the job.

While reporter Megan Cruz shared a photo of the reality of working from home when you have both a cat and a dog vying for your attention.

Anyone else now working remotely from home? I must say - it’s hard to get work done when your cat keeps climbing into your lap and your dog keeps giving you sad eyes because you’re not playing with him 😆

Posted by Megan Cruz on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

And while cats may be making it big trending on Twitter, the consensus is that dogs are the real winners of the increased humans-at-home time.

Channel 9 reporter Christopher Heath joked that his dog, Lando, had been promoted to unpaid intern.

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Is your dog or cat happy to have you home or already over it? Share your pet photos with us on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #wftv and we may add them to this story. 😻

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.