A sweet and caring cat showed great concern for a toddler’s safety, and the adorable moment was captured on video.

Animals are some of the best creatures you’ll ever encounter on Earth. They are loyal, dependable and loving. Cats and dogs, as most pet owners know, are also pretty good entertainment at times. They are usually good for a belly laugh or two every few days.

Most pet owners are concerned for their animal’s physical or mental well-being. Any slight difference or variation in an animal’s behavior will raise alarms for a pet owner. As one hilarious and sweet video perfectly demonstrates, pets also seem to care a great deal about the safety of their owners.

In the short clip posted on social media, a toddler and a cat are in an apartment, standing near a window. The cat gazes outside as the young man desperately wants to see what’s happening outdoors.

The window near the child and the feline has two bars that run along the opening, and as the video text points out, safety netting is also on the outside of the window. So, the child was never in danger of falling out of the window.

However, while the youngster wants to enjoy the view, he needs to be taller to peer out the window comfortably. A few more inches, and he’s there. But to remedy his height issue, the young man grabs one of the bars to pull himself up.

When the cat notices and understands what the child attempts to do, it responds accordingly. In an effort to protect the little one, the feline swats the child’s hand away from the bar. Every time the child grabs the bar, the cat removes the kid’s hand from the railing with a light swat.

What a precious scene of an animal that obviously cares deeply about protecting a child!

Proverbs 12:10 “An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evildoers are cruel.”