A shelter dog in Virginia saved a man by sensing his seizure before it happened. Her heroism sparked national attention and led to a perfect adoption match.

Background A 20-year-old woman presented to a specialist epilepsy center with a 3-year history of drug-resistant epileptic seizures, progressive myoclonus, ataxia, and cognitive decline ...

The Optimist At adoption event, shelter dog alerts man he is about to have a seizure “We did not know that she had this ability,” animal shelter volunteer Jackie Poppe said about the dog.

Sienna, a 4-year-old labradoodle-pit bull mix with no special training, is being praised for helping alert others to a man's oncoming seizure.

Seizure detecting dog Sienna was up for adoption and during an event when she went to a man, alerting him of an impending seizure. (Campbell County Animal Care and Control Facility /Facebook) ...

Moments later, the man’s wife approached and recognized he was having early warning signs of an oncoming myoclonic seizure. “Sienna knew.

The man’s wife said that her husband was having the early signs of a myoclonic seizure. Josh Davis said he has epilepsy and did not take his medication the morning of the event, The Washington ...

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