Red Herring or Red Rover

Through the trees, you see a pair of eyes, then a pair of ears. A cat is staring back at you: an awfully large cat. You slowly back away, and as you break into a backward sprint, the cat hisses and backs away as well. Scotty stares wide-eyed and open-mouthed at you as you slow down, relax, and lean back into something larger and furrier than the cat.