Seizure alert dog gives her owner warning
Aug 27, 2015 13:14:54 GMT -6
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Post by Jude on Aug 27, 2015 13:14:54 GMT -6
This could go in Medical or pets. I chose pets because...Well I just wanted to. :)
Epileptic Woman Struggled With Posting This Video Because ‘It’s Incredibly Embarrassing,’ but Just Watch What Her Dog Does to Help
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Then she started noticing Poppy’s strange behavior.
Poppy gives a 15 minute warning and that allows her owner to get comfortable, safe to ride it out.
Warning: The vid may be unnerving to some.
Poppy helps in other ways as well:
So, 3 things here:
1. YAY Poppy!
2. What a brave thing to do. Bare all for the World to see when you are at your most vulnerable.
3. It may be embarrassing to her but she needn't feel that way. Many might go and get a new friend because of this.
And apparently Poppy also retrieves her meds for her.
Epileptic Woman Struggled With Posting This Video Because ‘It’s Incredibly Embarrassing,’ but Just Watch What Her Dog Does to Help
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At its worst, Shannon Locke’s epilepsy caused her to suffer up to 20 seizures a day, becoming so debilitating that she dropped out of school, lost friends and rarely left her house. “It was a terribly dark time,” the 21-year-old U.K. woman told the Belfast Telegraph. Eventually coming to terms with her condition and learning to better manage her epilepsy, Locke moved out of her parents house, but got a golden Labrador retriever puppy she named Poppy as company.
Then she started noticing Poppy’s strange behavior.
Poppy gives a 15 minute warning and that allows her owner to get comfortable, safe to ride it out.
Warning: The vid may be unnerving to some.
Poppy helps in other ways as well:
The four-minute video shows Poppy paw at Locke, who was on her bed, and stare intently at her. One minute and 35 seconds into the video, Locke starts to experience a seizure, her arms and legs shaking. Less than 30 seconds later, Poppy is licking her face, which the video explained helps reduce saliva around Locke’s mouth that could cause her to choke and also helps bring her back around.
“At first, she would sit and stare at me, then sometimes she would pant and pace around,” Locke told the Telegraph back in July. “I didn’t make a connection straight away, and took her to the vet as I thought there was something wrong with her.” There wasn’t anything wrong with Poppy though. Her behavior was apparently associated with the onset of Locke’s seizures.
“At first, she would sit and stare at me, then sometimes she would pant and pace around,” Locke told the Telegraph back in July. “I didn’t make a connection straight away, and took her to the vet as I thought there was something wrong with her.” There wasn’t anything wrong with Poppy though. Her behavior was apparently associated with the onset of Locke’s seizures.
1. YAY Poppy!
2. What a brave thing to do. Bare all for the World to see when you are at your most vulnerable.
3. It may be embarrassing to her but she needn't feel that way. Many might go and get a new friend because of this.
And apparently Poppy also retrieves her meds for her.
