Cat Saves Boy – How it went viral

 

If you’re emerging from underneath a rock, you should know we’ve reached peak Internet, with this startling video and GIF of a California boy being  saved by his cat. The boy has since received 10 stitches and is home recovering, however the Internet can’t get enough.

 

While virality emerges from a multitude of dynamics, I was looking for some insight into the major contributors to the spread of this story today. Below is a chronological list of tweets that received the most retweets.

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— Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) May 14, 2014

 

MUST-SEE VIDEO: Cat SAVES boy from dog attack in California https://t.co/grP9jfFHpS #abc15 pic.twitter.com/qVtwDg6Isg — ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) May 14, 2014

 

WHOA — Cat saves boy from dog attack in California: https://t.co/Z9X3T137el https://t.co/hAapWulIQO — Brett Rosner (@Brosner85) May 14, 2014

 

GIF of the Century RT @Brosner85: WHOA — Cat saves boy from dog attack in California: https://t.co/Z5wJMtFI7E https://t.co/sEyAKkrH6r — Neetzan Zimmerman (@neetzan) May 14, 2014

 

Nay, Millenium! RT @neetzan GIF of the Century RT @Brosner85: Cat saves boy from dog attack: https://t.co/hRExini8sJ https://t.co/UUoXJPuxmP — Slade Sohmer (@SladeHV) May 14, 2014

 

AMAZING RT @neetzan: GIF of the Century RT @Brosner85: WHOA — Cat saves boy from dog attack https://t.co/MBPP8eaHCy https://t.co/35bWfMnL4X — Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 14, 2014

Cats rule! cc @jaketapper RT @Brosner85: WHOA — Cat saves boy from dog attack in California: https://t.co/l6SBWqDPuc https://t.co/BlXsANiykC — Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) May 14, 2014

 

Cat saves boy from dog attack in California (VIDEO) https://t.co/1y7QMzz8qG via @abc15 pic.twitter.com/2Kxj8LrIAQ — KOMO News (@komonews) May 14, 2014

Must-see video! Family cat saves boy from dog attack https://t.co/AKvMjZrFpO @KGETnews pic.twitter.com/pCLjtMQThM — NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 14, 2014

Must-see video – now with a GIF! Family cat saves boy from dog attack https://t.co/AKvMjZrFpO @KGETnews https://t.co/dPmQTISqaH — NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 14, 2014

Proof that cats are AMAZING? Watch this cat fight off a vicious dog and save a little boy: https://t.co/vNVafv7uUR — HLN (@HLNTV) May 14, 2014

 

Shut down the internet, this wins RT @Brosner85: Cat saves boy from dog attack in California: https://t.co/gKp9vbVRzb https://t.co/fVxcRmBwvH — Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) May 14, 2014

 

CRAZY VIDEO: A cat just saved a boy from a dog attack: https://t.co/JbM4auQ7pb #8NN pic.twitter.com/HSnWwiz7MD — 8 News NOW (@8NewsNow) May 14, 2014

 

Cat Saves Boy From Dog Attack https://t.co/7JTcYNhitX I will never hear the end of this… — Corin Nemec (@imcorinnemec) May 14, 2014

 

Heere I come to save the daaay… @Brosner85: Cat saves boy from dog attack in California: https://t.co/vM2qWBC2eC https://t.co/jnwMPnW7K4 — Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) May 14, 2014

 

WATCH: Incredible video shows CAT saving young boy from savage dog attack – https://t.co/lRyyAbg7nD pic.twitter.com/PIIPNpfS5K — HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) May 14, 2014

 

Caught on camera: Cat saves boy from dog attack https://t.co/vyVwhop01y #trending #youtube pic.twitter.com/M9S2sRmBFt — KPRC Local 2 Houston (@KPRCLocal2) May 14, 2014

 

Watch a hero cat save his boy owner from a violent dog attack: https://t.co/CAurZ0Cxxe pic.twitter.com/zGcR9dFWUG — RYOT NEWS (@RYOTnews) May 14, 2014

 

This is the only time I will ever give props to a cat. WOW! https://t.co/TJMkrau5fk — Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) May 14, 2014

 

Check out MUST-SEE video of a cat rescuing her owner’s son from a neighborhood dog >> https://t.co/LW5i6bfUAL pic.twitter.com/YRsDiYggJS — AnimalPlanet (@AnimalPlanet) May 14, 2014

‘Hero’ Cat Saves Boy From Dog Attack https://t.co/8J1iexIeXE

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 14, 2014

 

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