IF you’re not a cat person, you will be after seeing this video.

The Triantafilo family cat in California saved the day when it rushed to help the family’s young son from a vicious dog attack.

Footage captured on a security camera on Wednesday shows four-year-old Jeremy riding his bike at the end of the driveway when he is savagely mauled by the mutt.

The labrador/chow mix, which belonged to a neighbour, can be seen approaching from behind a car and suddenly pouncing.

media_camera My hero ... Jeremy with Tara in a picture tweeted by America’s ABC.

It pulls Jeremy off his bike, repeatedly biting his leg as the terrified child lies on the ground.

Incredibly, Tara the cat then rushes to Jeremy’s aid — barreling into the dog, chasing it away then returning to check on the boy.

Jeremy, who had stitches and is recovering, told local station 23ABC: “Tara is my hero”.

The eight-month-old dog — which escaped when the neighbours opened their driveway gates to drive out — was picked up by animal control and will be put down.

Jeremy’s parents hailed Tara, with his dad Roger saying: “I’ve never seen a cat do that ... It just shows how much she really has a family-oriented mind set.”

Originally published as I am the Claw: Hero Cat saves boy