5. Migraines
Although not life threatening, migraines can certainly be debilitating, costing sufferers hours, if not days, of intense pain. An informal study reported in Psychology Today noted that 60% of migraine sufferers polled said their family dog had alerted them to an impending headache an hour or two in advance.
Some severe migraine sufferers have service dogs specifically trained to hone in on serotonin spikes in the blood. They are able to warn them of the brutal stroke-like symptoms up to 2 hours in advance – early enough to take medication and head off the attack.
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