Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Seizure Alert Dogs
A seizure alert dog has the ability to warn a person of an oncoming seizure. Sometimes the dogs will alert the person hours or seconds before the person has a seizure. Seizure alert dogs have been observed to lick owner's hands, bark at the owner's face, or act restless and pace prior to the person's seizure. A dog can stay with a person throughout a seizure. A dog can be trained to get help or activate an alarm. Also, the presence of a service dog can help reduce embarrassment from the person who had a seizure. People who have observed the seizure may become interested in the dog, and not dwell on the seizure episode itself.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
It is really interesting how much dogs learn and can preform some amazing tasks. I have a black lab and she is a very good dog (although she is alittle over protective)
ReplyDeleteI never heard of this kind of alert dog. I’m glad that the families now can try to help before the seizure effects the person.
ReplyDeleteI think this is really useful if there is no people or emergency help around. Thats cool that we can rely on our pets to help us in our times of need.
ReplyDelete