"He is the sweetest little cat," Linn told Newsweek ... I was stroking Willow's face when he suddenly put his paw up on my face and started stroking my face too. Even got some kisses." ...

Racking up over 108,000 views, the clip shows the moment a tuxedo cat called Bob was caught red ... instead basking beneath the heat lamp with his paws placed on one of their shells.