A TOUGH KITTY

I've read of cats alerting their owners to a fire in the house or apartment but as far as I know this is a first:

Cat: Boy's best friend
updated 6:34 PM EDT, Wed May 14, 2014
(CNN) -- A Bakersfield, California, family is thanking their beloved cat for lending their young son one of her nine lives yesterday.

Surveillance video appears to show a dog sneaking up on the boy as he is riding a bicycle in the driveway.

Just as the dog pounces and grabs the boy's leg, Tara the family cat appears to dart out of nowhere and chases the dog off.