Babys life saved after family dog detects racing heartbeat

A baby’s life was saved after his racing heartbeat was detected – by the family dog.Mom Kim Reynolds, 41, was confused by her pet Doberman Saraya’s unusual ”needy” behavior around six-month-old Alexander.Saraya wouldn’t leave the baby’s side and cried every time he was taken away from her that morning.Alexander later became upset and looked unwell and his mom rushed him to Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s A&E department.Doctors discovered Alexander was suffering from a dangerously fast heart rhythm, at 280 beats per minute.Two days later he was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.Kim, a former canine hydro-therapist and first-time mom, said: “Saraya knew his heart rate was higher than it should’ve been.”I had no idea.She sensed it.

I dread to think what would have happened if I just put him in the cot and walked away.“The doctors say SVT isn’t dangerous but sustained SVT is.“Saraya’s behavior was like a noise playing in my mind.”It was bugging me that she was trying to tell me something wasn’t right.“I was confused why she was being so needy and obsessive.”It certainly added to my concern and made us go in to get checked.”When she went to A&E in September for seven-month-old Alexander, Kim feared they were wasting professionals’ time as he had stopped crying.Then she found out how fast his heart was beating.In order to shock Alexander’s heart rhythm back to normal, they had to “dunk him” in a large bucket filled with cold water and ice.Kim, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, said: “They put him in and the scream was horrific, that’s all I hear now.”They did it twice and his heart rate still hadn’t come down.” Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.Please provide a valid email.

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