Epileptic Rescue Dog Saves Kennel Worker
Hero Bentley helped save Pete from danger during the cold weather.
Canine carer Pete Cartwright was exercising two year old Bentley in the snowy fields around the Worcestershire rehoming centre when he lost consciousness and fell face down into the snow.
Epileptic Bentley leapt into action and raced back to the centre to alert Pete’s co-workers that something had happened.
Chris Slight, Dogs Trust Evesham rehoming centre, explains: “Bentley bounded back to us barking and we immediately realised something was wrong. The weather was atrocious that day and I dread to think what could have happened to Pete if Bentley hadn’t raised the alarm and helped us get to him just moments after he collapsed.”
Pete regained consciousness and was rushed to the vet suite where staff wrapped him in dog blankets to warm him up until the ambulance arrived. After hospital tests Pete made a recovery and was recently welcomed back to work by a delighted Bentley.
Pete adds: “Poor Bentley has been waiting for months for a new home, but I’m so grateful that he was there with me when I collapsed. He has epilepsy and although he takes medication and his condition is under control, I think it made him sensitive to the fact that something was wrong. He’s an affectionate gentle giant and has been an absolute hero.”
With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.
