Pot Roast, cat famous on TikTok, dies of FIV

Pot Roast, a white-and-black cat who had become popular on the social media platform TikTok, died on Wednesday after battling health issues.

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Pot Roast’s owner, known as @potroastsmom on TikTok, announced her beloved cat’s death with a video showing her holding the cat in her arms with the caption, “When I saw Pot Roast this morning I could feel that she was done fighting and even though I wasn’t done fighting for her I let her go. She went to sleep in my arms. In the end it was just her and me.” TikTok responded to the post saying, “Oh, Pot Roast. A kitty deeply loved.”

Pot Roast had become a celebrity on the social media app, with videos receiving more than 64 million likes total and a following of nearly one million, The Independent reported.

Pot Roast’s owner had documented the cat’s declining health, and in a post on Feb. 8 explained that Pot Roast had been diagnosed with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus.

FIV is a disease of the immune system in cats which allows normally harmless bacteria and viruses to cause potentially severe illnesses, according to Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The disease is transmitted through bite wounds, and an estimated 2.5-5% of healthy cats in North America are infected with FIV. There is no vaccine currently available for the disease.

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