Our beautiful pack queen ~ Harley  welcomes in the New Year with wishes that it may  be happy and healthy! For me, it's always a bit melancholy bidding a year adieu. And, as we step into a bright, clean New Year, my thoughts go to hoping for good health, happiness, and personal peace and harmony for all of us. We never know what a year will hold for us, and I am jumping into 2019 with positive thoughts, hopes, and plans. I love this above photo of our beautiful alpha queen, Harley, taken during this year's Christmas season. Is it any wonder Gibson adored her?!  It warms my heart to see her feeling so well as she approaches turning 14. The past few months have been rough on our girl, and if you follow our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page, we've shared some of her challenges, that I'm pleased to say, are now healing for the most part, even though she is still not quite back up to par.   Harley has had a ro...

Dewclaws. Such an unnecessary evil for a dog. In August, I noticed Harley limping. At 11-and-a-half, she is a bit stiff-legged at times from arthritis, but this was a more pronounced limp and she was having an extra tough time sitting down. She seemed very uncomfortable. She was also becoming a bit snarley, especially when I was touching her paw, which is something that never typically bothers her. Upon further checking, I noticed an odd lump around her dewclaw on her right leg, thinking it was possibly a pulled dewclaw, maybe a splinter, thistle, or even a bee sting , she became extremely agitated when I touched it.    (Warning: some photos may be somewhat graphic, but I am sharing for educational purposes).   Oddity beneath the dew claw.   Off to the vet we went. At the vet, Harley is protective of her paw by hiding it . Harley's paw was shaved and it uncovered a very large inflamed area surrounding the dewclaw and beyond, as you can see in ...

Are you wearing purple? PurpleDay.org We sure hope so because today is Purple Day® for Epilepsy Awareness! There is so much to share all in an effort to promote awareness for those who live with Epilepsy--humans, canines, cats, horses, even the Easter Bunny (yes, rabbits)! We here at FiveSibes will be focusing on Canine Epilepsy and our #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign, where we share information, resources, and support to other families who are on this journey with their Epi-dogs.   Woo! Coffee for Hu-Mom! So grab a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever your preferred drink may be, call over your furbabies, and snuggle in for awhile for this is a lengthy post, but full of so many important things! Be sure to bookmark this page and come back later to check out all the informative links. And you won't want to miss the videos below! (You may need a tissue or two!) As many of you know, my beautiful Siberian Husky, Gibson, was diagnosed shortly after his t...