While every day is a day to honor the amazing dogs who live with/have lived with epilepsy, t oday is International Epilepsy Day ! Each year, Epilepsy Day falls on the second Monday of February, and since February is the month of love, it is another perfect time to show a whole lot of love for our Epi-dogs (dogs with epilepsy)!    This Year, take the #EpilepsyPledge! Whether it's for dogs, cats, horses, bunnies, any pet, or humans. Read more further down in this post!        A little background for new readers. I have been a proud official Purple Day® for Epilepsy Ambassador (for K9 Epilepsy) since 2012, inspired by my own journey with my beloved, amazing Gibson who was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy shortly after his third birthday. Through all his trials come tribulations with epilepsy, he never let having seizures stop him from having such a zest for life! I learned so much from him, and loved him dearly. He was my heart dog. Gibson i...

Updated February 6, 2025 International Epilepsy Day was founded in 2015. And since it falls so close to Valentine's Day ...it's a great reminder to show a whole lot of love for our Epi-dogs (dogs with epilepsy)!  After years of experience with Gibson, my Epi-dog and 14 years of research as a result, I created my FiveSibes FREE online #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Online Resource Library to help other families who are on the epilepsy journey with their dogs in an effort to let them know:  A) They are NOT alone, and  B) Help is just a keyboard click away! Who is Gibson of #LiveGibStrong? Gibson was a beautiful wooly Siberian Husky and a beloved member of the FiveSibes family. Diagnosed with idiopathic Canine Epilepsy at age three in 2009, he is the beautiful face behind the FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign, created by author and "FiveSibesMom" Dorothy Wills-Raftery. The idea behind #LiveGibStrong is to help sprea...