Two-Legged Chihuahua Saves Owner’s Life by Detecting Heart Attack

Two-Legged Chihuahua Saves Owner’s Life by Detecting Heart Attack

Two-Legged Chihuahua Saves Owner’s Life by Detecting Heart Attack Andrew with Champ – credit, SWNS A two-legged Chihuahua named Champ detected a potentially fatal heart attack before his owner even felt symptoms, saving his life in the process. 63-year-old Andrew Kuzyk says Champ’s unusual behavior—hugging his chest and whining —prompted lifesaving medical attention. It made Kuzyk take the “chest tightening” feeling seriously, and his wife called for help. He had emergency surgery during which his heart stopped beating twice, but survived to make a steady recovery. “I was just watching TV when Champ came up to me,” Kuzyk, from Locust Grove, Georgia, recounted to the English news outlet SWNS. “He hugged my chest right about where my heart is and made a whine I’ve never heard him utter before. Shortly after that, I started having chest pains.” Champ, who was born missing two legs, is one of six rescue Chihuahuas that share Kuzyk’s mobile home with him and his wife, Pamela. He had had a minor he…