Woooo! I am so proud and honored to have my #FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong #CanineEpilepsy Awareness be part of PURPLE DAY for Epilepsy / Purple Day Every Day 's Education Week where we here at FiveSibes have partnered up with Purple Day Every Day/The Anita Kaufmann Foundation to work in shedding light on Canine Epilepsy and #Epidogs ! And...woooo...we are right above Cake Boss , Buddy Valastro! FYI - if you can't check out our message for #LiveGibStrong #CanineEpilepsy live, we'll be sharing it as well! #OneHealth (is the way!)     If you would like to register for the Event and see all the sessions, you can register HERE.   What is One Health?  " One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach — working at the local, regional, national, and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment."  ~ Centers for Di...

Exciting News for Purple Day from FiveSibes! So many times over the years, parents and guardians of dogs with Canine Epilepsy have heard about placing cool packs on their dog to help with seizure care, especially since a dog's temperature can rise dangerously high during and after a seizure, and heat/overheating can also trigger seizures. The most popular question we hear is, "Where do I put the ice pack?!" Most times one will hear that the placement should be on the dog's "lower back" or between the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. But many times that may leave dog parents going " Where exactly is that?" This led me to develop an information flyer, reviewed by my own vet, based on what worked for my Gibson to share with others to help answer that question when a dog has a seizure of "Where do I put the cold packs?"   I'm SO excited to present this on Purple Day®... Wait for it...  Are you curious...? ...

Halloween is right around the corner and here’s our Flashback Friday photo of my boy Gibson with his purple pumpkin. A Purple pumpkin? Pumpkins are orange!  So you may be asking, "Why is Gibson’s pumpkin purple?"  Do you know why? Please Note: This post contains two Amazon affiliate links for my books. This is not a paid post, and all opinions are always my own and from our own experiences. Why is Gibson's Pumpkin Purple? For Canine Epilepsy awareness. As many of  you know, the cause is near and dear to my heart as one of my Siberian Huskies, Gibson, was an Epi-dog (canine epileptic). He was diagnosed with idiopathic Canine Epilepsy in 2009, shortly after his third birthday. It was a very scary time and I felt very alone when he started having seizures. Ever since, I have a been strong advocate of Canine Epilepsy Awareness. Over the years I've written many articles, oodles of blog posts, and two books on the subject, as well ...