Responding as a semi-nerd, and a mod (but not a MPSIMS mod), I’m not aware of a way to keep them directly linked. Of course, as a poster, you can always do a link to the inspirational thread, thusly:
Which is probably enough since we’re so close to the top anyway!
Anyway, the cat looked pretty well behaved through all that, and is probably piiiiiiised that they didn’t get the glorious rewards they rightfully earned for doing their “trick” for some heartless owners/operators.