AMAZING Pets That Saved Human Lives!

 

pets are wonderful creatures to have  today we're sharing some amazing pets  that have saved human lives number 10  Lulu the pig Lulu the Vietnamese  pot-bellied pig once belonged to a young  woman who asked her parents to babysit  and never returned to claim the animal  luckily for Lulu her new humans Jack and  Joanne Altman fell in love with her and  she with them one day while camping in  the North Woods of Presque Isle  Pennsylvania Joanne felt a pain in her  chest and her left arm went numb  recognizing this to be a heart attack  she began to cry for help their dog an  American Eskimo named Bear barked loudly  but no one could hear either of their  cries that's when Lulu took matters into  her own hooves she squeezed all her  hundred and fifty plus pounds through  the two small dog door and managed to  burst the gate open she was injured and  bleeding but went to the nearest road  and played dead she periodically checked  on her human just to go back to the road  and lie down eventually a man stopped to  check on the poor animal Lulu jumped up  and had the man follow her back to her  human Joanne asked him to call an  ambulance and she was flown to the  Medical Center beaver for open-heart  surgery the doctor stated that if she  had waited 15 more minutes she would  have likely perished number 9 Reilly New  Jersey resident mark stanziano was in  for a surprise when he checked his  security footage after seeing his bird  feeder knocked down in the footage it  shows his neighbor's dog Reilly a black  lab mix attacking a large bear in their  backyard stanziano was in his garage  chasing down a rat snake and had no idea  the bear was even in his yard Reilly is  seen racing into the yard and slamming  himself into the bear which scrambled to  escape Reilly's owner Alan trusty says  it's just another normal day for Reilly  who always chases bears out of the  backyard stanziano says the dog visits  his children and is a good dog and  deserves a steak dinner when he next  sees the pooch number 8 Tara the cat  Tara short for Zatara is a tabby cat who  lives in Bakersfield California she  joined the triantafyllou family in 2008  after she followed them home Tara gained  some Fame  in 2014 after saving one of her humans  four-year-old Jeremy from the neighbor's  dog Jeremy who is autistic was riding  his bike in the front yard when the  labrador Chow mix named scrappy came  from behind and began biting the boy's  leg the dog began shaking the boy and  dragging him down the driveway when Tara  threw her whole body weight against the  dog and chased him away after the dog  was gone she returned to her boy whom  the family states was very fond of him  to check on him  Jeremy needed about 10 stitches in his  legs but survived the attack and called  Tara  his hero number 7 Todd vs. snake Paula  Godwin and her two golden retrievers  Todd and Cooper were on a walk one  morning an anthem Arizona  Godwin failed to see a rattlesnake on  the path in front of them  the snake coiled to attack and was some  quick thinking the six-month-old puppy  jumped in front of the attacking Serpent  and protected his human Todd sustained a  nasty bite to the face but was quickly  taken to the hospital by Godwin where  they treated him with anti-venom and  kept him for the rest of the day from  monitoring since that day Todd has made  a full recovery and is lauded as a hero  by his human number six Mac's the wonder  dog 80 year old Jack Ferrell was looking  for someone to keep him company when he  adopted 90 pound max from a German  Shepherd rescue of Northern California  one night as Ferrell was sleeping  peacefully a wall heater malfunctioned  filling his house with dangerous carbon  monoxide max knew exactly what to do to  save his elderly human the dog grabbed  Ferrell by his arm and dragged him out  of bed down the hall and to the kitchen  where Ferrell awoke startled he was  bleeding heavily from where max had  grabbed him and realized something was  amiss Ferrell called 911 firefighters  arrived at the California home they  found the carbon monoxide levels to be  lethal the level was at 75 parts per  million where firefighters put on  breathing gear at around 25 parts per  million Ferrell was briefly hospitalized  but is alive today thanks to his new pal  max number five  Socko in 2015 16 year-old Joseph  Phillips Garcia was on a vacation in  British Columbia with his family and dog  Socko a king shepherd after a day of  fishing and wild potato picking they  packed up and headed home  philip's Garcia went with his aunt  cousin and friend on the way their car  veered off the road and careened down a  hill only Phillips Garcia and Socko  survived they were both ejected from the  vehicle and Phillips Garcia was very  badly injured  Socko stayed with his owner keeping him  warm while he slipped in and out of  consciousness and even going the extra  mile by helping Phillips Garcia to a  nearby creek  for water with a broken collarbone and  femur Phillips Garcia knew he wouldn't  be able to walk this injury off as night  fell Socko stayed close to Phillips  Garcia continuing to keep him warm when  the first howls of coyotes were heard  they drew closer and rumblings were  heard nearby Socko sprang into action  jumped into the bush protecting his  human and chasing away the Coyotes forty  hours after the accident search and  rescue teams found the pair and Phillips  Garcia made a full recovery  while Sacco received a medal for his  valiant actions number four Lucky Penny  Brenda and her Labrador penny were out  on a walk along the Elbe River in Wales  when they spotted an empty wheelchair by  the bank Brenda asked another dog walker  nearby if he knew what had happened  that's when they spotted the woman in  the water it had rained the day before  the river had swelled and the current  was rushing by in an act of quick  thinking brenda commanded penny to fetch  the obedient penny didn't hesitate to  jump into the torrent and rescue the  woman dragging her to shore brenda  assisted her dog and found out that the  woman was still breathing she put the  woman in the recovery position and  stayed with her while the other dog  walker called for paramedics it is  believed that the rescue woman was  missing from a nearby home and has since  recovered local authorities have praised  Brenda and her 10 year old canine hero  saying there's no doubt that her quick  thinking and prompt action saved the  woman's life  number three Kelsey the golden retriever  new years is normally a time for  celebration and making resolutions to be  better in the coming year but for this  Michigan man New Year's Eve was a  perilous night 64 year old Bob was  reading football when he decided to get  a new log for his fireplace he ran out  with just his long johns and slippers  when he slipped on an icy step breaking  his neck and paralyzing him he screamed  for help but his nearest neighbor was a  quarter-mile  'we his golden retriever kelsey heard  his cries and came to help she barked  endlessly and kept Bob warm throughout  the night from 10:30 p.m. to around 6:30  p.m. New Year's Day Bob lay in the snow  while temperatures dropped to 24 degrees  and after 20 hours of nearly freezing  bob's neighbor was alerted by kelsey  sparking and came to his aid bob says  kelsey kept him warm by laying on top of  him and licked his face and hands to  keep him awake when he arrived at the  maclaurin northern michigan emergency  department bob was hypothermic his core  temperature was below 70 degrees had a  broken neck and some wounds around his  arm where the dog pawed at him to stay  awake after surgery bob's surprised  everyone by moving his arms and legs he  says he is eternally grateful to his  doctor and his dog number two  Dory's diabetic rescue dogs and even  cats have been known to be able to  detect when their humans are having an  invisible problem like seizures or early  cancer warnings but this next pet is not  your normal detection system dory the  rabbit it was thought to be a Flemish  Giant was able to save her human as he  fell into a diabetic coma  Simon Stigall of Cambridgeshire England  was reading television when he passed  out his wife Victoria was in the kitchen  and thought he fell asleep so she  thought nothing of it that is until  their rabbit Dory jumped on mr. Steggles  chest and began something with her leg  the 1 and a half stone or 21 pound  rabbits odd behavior alerted mrs. de  Gaulle when she wouldn't get off the  furniture she was told  Dory was digging at mr. Steggles chest  and tapping her leg this prompted the  ambulance driver to check on her husband  and when she couldn't rouse him herself  she called 999 the UK version of 911  this isn't the first animal mr. Stegall  has had to help him detect his low blood  sugar he once owned a black lab that  would cower in a corner when his Sugar's  were dangerously low prompting him to  take a test and potentially saving his  life number one peculiar parrots there  are many families around the globe that  have birds as pets but what might be  surprising is how many parrots have  saved their human's lives a quaker  parrot named Willy once protected his  family's youngest while she was having a  snack two year old Hannah began to turn  blue  Willie began raising a ruckus to alert  his owner Megan Howard Willie began  saying mama baby over again until Howard  came to check on the bird that's when  the babysitter found the toddler and  performing the Heimlich maneuver saving  the young girl's life another notable  rescue was by a cockatiel named Dylan  Kaka chills are very popular bird to  have as a pet and Andrew hardiek would  learn just how smart these parrots can  be hardiek had fallen asleep after a  long shift at his factory job when a  fire erupted underneath his house  Dylan since the blaze and began  squawking loudly which woke his human  alerting him to the fire and allowing  him and Dylan to escape unharmed  unfortunately the house was lost but  hardiek and Dylan are alive and well  thanks to Dylan's daring defense do you  have an animal rescue story share it  with us in the comments below and as  always thanks for reading