This is the moment a Malaysian boy with fear of cats was pranked by his roommates who took the biggest feline they could find into his room.

Footage shows the group of students minding their own business until another boy enters carrying a cat.

He held it towards the terrified boy who can only shield himself using a mug during the incident on January 4.

The cat, who looked clueless of what was happening, tried to escape the room in the middle of shouting and laughing.

Iskandar Malfoy said: ''Everybody knows how scared of cats our friend is so we decided to help him overcome his fear.''

Despite the young lads finding it amusing, some who viewed the video noted that the roommates may have gone too far in pranking the boy.

Ailurophobia is the persistent, irrational fear of cats.

This is the moment a Malaysian boy with fear of cats was pranked by his roommates who took the biggest feline they could find into his room.

Footage shows the group of students minding their own business until another boy enters carrying a cat.

He held it towards the terrified boy who can only shield himself using a mug during the incident on January 4.

The cat, who looked clueless of what was happening, tried to escape the room in the middle of shouting and laughing.

Iskandar Malfoy said: ''Everybody knows how scared of cats our friend is so we decided to help him overcome his fear.''

Despite the young lads finding it amusing, some who viewed the video noted that the roommates may have gone too far in pranking the boy.

Ailurophobia is the persistent, irrational fear of cats.