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Mom Kim Reynolds with her pet Doberman Saraya and son Alexander. (William Dax via SWNS)<\/p>\n
By Georgia Cook<\/p>\n
A baby\u2019s life was saved after his racing heartbeat<\/a> was detected – by the family dog.<\/p>\n Mom Kim Reynolds, 41, was confused by her pet Doberman Saraya\u2019s unusual \u201cneedy\u201d behavior around six-month-old Alexander.<\/p>\n Saraya wouldn\u2019t leave the baby\u2019s side and cried every time he was taken away from her that morning.<\/p>\n Alexander later became upset and looked unwell and his mom rushed him to Royal Bournemouth Hospital\u2019s emergency department.<\/p>\n Doctors discovered Alexander was suffering with a dangerously fast heart rhythm<\/a>, at 280 beats per minute.<\/p>\n Two days later he was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.<\/p>\n Kim, a former canine hydro-therapist and first-time mom, said: \u201cSaraya knew his heart rate was higher than it should\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n (William Dax via SWNS)<\/p>\n By Talker<\/p>\n \u201cI had no idea. She sensed it. I dread to think what would have happened if I just put him in the cot and walked away.<\/p>\n \u201cThe doctors say SVT isn\u2019t dangerous but sustained SVT is.<\/p>\n \u201cSaraya\u2019s behavior was like a noise playing in my mind.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was bugging me that she was trying to tell me something wasn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n \u201cI was confused why she was being so needy and obsessive.<\/p>\n \u201cIt certainly added to my concern and made us go in to get checked.\u201d<\/p>\n When she went to the ER in September for seven-month-old Alexander, Kim feared they were wasting professionals\u2019 time as he had stopped crying.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n