Alhanna didn’t realize Keola was trying to save her

Keola: An American Akita dog

Pets have this special sixth sense where they’re able to sense things humans can’t. From energies to true danger such as approaching storms, you should always listen to your pets when they seem like something is off.

Alhanna and her fiance, Ricky, were from South Yorkshire in England. They would soon learn that their dog, Keola, had this special sixth sense. However, the question is whether they listened to her when they needed to.

Alhanna and Ricky have been trying for a baby for a while at this point and couldn’t believe their luck when they found out they were finally pregnant. They couldn’t begin to describe their excitement.

Their normally peaceful dog began acting in a very weird way. She started to poke and whine and press her nose up against Alhanna’s belly. She kept whining and sticking close to her owner.

For hours on end, she would lay as close to her as she could. It’s almost as if she was worried for her owner, but Alhanna couldn’t think of why she would be.

Alhanna was clueless as to why her dog was acting this way. She thought it best to ignore the bad behavior in hopes that it would go away. However, this would turn out to be a mistake.

As it turns out, her dog was trying to tell her something important. Ignoring her odd behavior only seemed to be making it worse as time went on.

A few months into her pregnancy, Alhanna began to experience horrible lower back pain. It bothered her so much that she decided to see her doctor. He assured there was nothing wrong and the pain was associated with the pregnancy.

With her abdomen growing, it was triggering strain on her spine and back muscles. Alhanna had no reason to doubt her doctor, so she went home feeling relieved.

Alhanna hoped it was just a phase, but as time wore on, Keola’s behavior continued to become more erratic.

Keola was known for her calm and gentle demeanor. Nothing phased the pooch, but as Alhanna’s pregnancy progressed her behavior became pushy and aggressive.

Alhanna believed it could be the pregnancy was triggering stress and jealousy in Keola and this was a problem. There was no way she could keep Keola if she was jealous of the baby. And the thought of losing her dog was almost too much to handle.

Unfortunately, things soon went from bad to worse.

Ricky soon began to take notice of Keola’s behavior as well. She started to get very agitated in the mornings when Alhanna would head to work. She’d begin to bark and pace as if she were scared. The couple just couldn’t figure out what was bothering her.

Alhanna began to have a nagging feeling that Keola was trying to warn her about something, so she decided to return to the doctor. At what she thought would just be a routine check-up, Alhanna suddenly found herself being rushed to the ICU for testing.

The doctors began to run multiple tests and Alhanna and Ricky were warned that she was just moments away from death. After months of back pain and Keola acting strange, Alhanna was finally going to know why.

Come to find out, Alhanna had developed a severe infection in both of her kidneys. This is what was causing the stabbing sensations in her lower back. Even worse, the strain of her infection was very rare and resistant to antibiotics. The doctors revealed if she had not made it to the hospital in time, both she and her unborn baby would have likely died.

Stunned but thankful, Alhanna knew it was Keola who had saved her life.

“No one knew how ill I really was, but Keola did. She tried every day to warn me in her own way and I’m so happy I finally listened,” Alhanna told the local news. Thankfully, her infection was treated, and her pregnancy continued normally. She would go on to give birth to a healthy baby boy that the couple would name Lincoln.

According to research, dogs, in general, have a keen sense when it comes to detecting illness and other ailments. It’s believed they can sense danger before most humans can. Studies have revealed that dogs have 4,000% more scent receptors than humans and can distinguish the tiniest changes, which allows them to detect illness due to shifts in chemical compositions in the body.

And we thought there was no way we could love dogs more than we do now!

Keola and baby Lincoln didn’t take long to become best friends. Keola took on the role of babysitter and big sister, watching the little boy every moment of the day. Alhanna and Ricky revealed that Keola can make Lincoln laugh and they are simply amazed by their dog’s loyalty to their family.

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