Video shows hero cat save family dog from coyote attack

A video shared on social media shows an Oklahoma family’s black cat named Binx chasing off two coyotes to save the life of a small dog, who was being mauled.

Lane Dyer, of Edmond, Oklahoma, said his family’s dog, a 6-year-old Havanese named Oakley, was critically injured in the coyote attack in November but survived the ordeal thanks to one of the family’s other pets, Binx.

“I was kind of inspired by it, quite frankly,” Dyer told local station KFOR.

Newsweek reached out via email and social media to Dyer, who was unavailable for an interview on Tuesday night.

Dyer said that Binx loves to roam the family’s wooded backyard, saying that “she was neighborhood cat just showed up when she was about two months old.” He said the two pets are opposites in every way, including their colors, but said Oakley and Binx share a special, familial bond.

Tara Blume, a journalist for local station KFOR, shared a video on Monday of the coyote attack. In the roughly 10-second clip posted to X, formerly Twitter, Binx can be seen darting across the yard and chasing away two coyotes, giving Oakley a chance to escape inside.

“AND THE CAT SAVES THE DAY! Warning: disturbing video,” Blume said in the X post. “Two coyotes target an Edmond family’s dog, but it was the family cat that sent them packing.”

On November 30, the Dyer told KFOR that his family let Oakley outside to go to the bathroom when “out of nowhere,” a coyote showed up and began viciously attacking the small dog. The footage shows Oakley being pummeled by the larger animal before the family’s cat jumps in. As the wild animal drags Oakley around the yard, another coyote approaches the scuffle right as Binx emerges to save the pooch.

Binx had “jumped down and scared them off,” Dyer said, adding that “it was the craziest thing ever.” He said the cat’s actions gave Oakley enough time to get away from the coyotes and run inside.

Oakley sustained numerous cuts from the attack and “was gushing blood” from her chest and side, Dyer told the station.

The family rushed the dog to a nearby veterinary hospital where she needed stitches and to have her leg splinted. Veterinarians initially feared when Oakley was first brought in that she may need to have her leg amputated but the pooch has since healed and her limb remains intact.

While Oakley was recovering from the ordeal, the Dyers wanted to figure out how the little dog suffered the severe injuries. The family checked their security cameras and realized it was a coyote attack.

“It was inspiring to see just our little outdoor cat just jump at two coyotes that were attacking this little dog who she loves and run them off,” Dyer told KFOR.