Doberman’s behaviour has raised concerns about Alexander’s health twice. (Photo: Youtube/SWNS)
A pet Doberman’s unusual behaviour around a six-month-old baby in England led his mother to seek medical help, after which doctors discovered that the child had a dangerously fast heartbeat of 280 beats per minute. The incident happened in September when Kim Reynolds, 41, from Shepton Mallet in Somerset, noticed that her dog, Saraya, was repeatedly crying and refusing to leave her son Alexander alone, SWNS reported. However, when doctors examined him, they found that his heart was beating at 280 beats per minute and the baby needed immediate treatment to bring his heart rhythm under control. His head was submerged for around 10 seconds during the procedure, according to Kim’s account.
This time, doctors found that he had bacterial tonsillitis rather than another reported episode of his heart condition. Doctors later diagnosed the baby with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition that affects the electrical signals controlling the heartbeat. Later that day, Alexander began showing signs of illness, so she took him to the emergency department at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. By the time they reached the hospital, Alexander had stopped crying. Kim wondered whether the visit had been necessary. The treatment was attempted twice, but Alexander’s heartbeat remained unusually fast. When the attempts failed, he was returned to her lap. Once his condition had been stabilised, he was taken by ambulance to Poole Hospital for further care. Kim remained in hospital with her son for two nights while doctors investigated what had caused his heartbeat to become so fast. Kim decided to take him to hospital again. Alexander was prescribed penicillin.