This is the dramatic moment a stray cat rampaged through a bedroom and attacked a sleeping family.

Gerelden Almero was resting alongside his wife and daughter who were napping on the bed when the moggy fell from the roof in Davao Oriental, Philippines.

CCTV footage shows the frantic tabby crashing onto the floor on July 17.

The visibly confused feline then sprinted around the room, running over Gerelden and his eight-year-old daughter as it searched for a way out.

The man then used his pillow to shoo the cat out of the house.

Gerelden said: 'Our roof is already old and brittle, which is why the cat fell through. My daughter and I sustained scratches from the animal, so we immediately went to the hospital to get anti-rabies shots.'

Stray cats can carry rabies and transmit the virus through bites and scratches. While dogs are the most common carriers of rabies in the Philippines, cats account for nearly 29 per cent of reported exposure cases.