Fredericton woman credits dog for saving her life during seizure
Eva Hachey said when she was having seizure, her 'little hero' woke up her daughter to help
Bruno, a tiny Chihuahua-mix dog, turned into an unlikely hero when he alerted sleeping family members that his owner was having a seizure.
Eva Hachey made an immediate connection with Bruno when she adopted him from the Fredericton SPCA, but she said her pet helped save her life last month.
While Hachey was in the midst of brain aneurysm induced seizure, her dog went and woke up her daughter on the opposite side of the house.
"If we didn't have Bruno, I wouldn't be here today, it's just that simple," said Hachey.
Hachey said her daughter is a heavy sleeper and the small dog knew that he had to wake her up, anyway that he could.
"When I took the seizure he kind of nipped around in between the thumb and the finger. And was jumping up and down off the bed and barking and crying and howling," said Hachey.
"She jumped up and she heard a sound out in the living room and she came running. And that's when she found me in the middle of my seizure."
Hachey was rushed to hospital and now is fine because of Bruno's help.
A dog they almost didn't adopt
Hachey and her daughter went to the Fredericton SPCA to look at some of the dogs that were up for adoption.
Hachey said she made up in her mind that she would not get a dog unless it came to her.
That is where Bruno walked into her life.
"He was so shy, he was abused, eventually [the SPCA worker] picked him up and put him in my lap and [he] started kissing me and I just bawled. And he took my heart right at that moment," said Hachey.
She said she is happy to have Bruno and even happier to be alive.
Hachey's daughter said one doctor gave her a five per cent chance of making it through. But after 15 days she was free to go home.
Annette James, the Fredericton SPCA's director of operations, said she loves hearing these types of stories of adopted animals helping their owners.
"These sorts of stories always warm your heart. We always say you get the dog you need, not the dog you want," James said.
"We're just really happy Eva's OK and that Bruno's in such a fabulous home."
With files from Shift