This is one of the only times I’m able to separate from my service dog. Being connected to cardiac monitoring and an EEG simultaneously means his work is covered. Unless something changes or the doctor requests we bring him in for a day, he’ll be relaxing (worrying) at home with family. #Cardiacalertdog #seizurealertdog #migrainealertdog #workingdog #wlgsd #germanshepherd #dogtraining #ambulatorywheelchairuser #mcas #ehlersdanlossyndrome #pots | Demon.Dog.Duo

These alerts normally come just a few minutes before neurological episodes that we believe are but are not yet confirmed by EEG to be seizures. When service dogs spend years constantly monitoring their handler’s scent, they can tell when other things go wrong and do their best to let us know. Lucifer was originally scent trained, then learned on his own to alert to chronic migraine, and now these neurological episodes. Unfortunately, all I can do for these is stay laying down and try to stay cal