Meet the Siberian Huskies…Part 8…Sheba

In the summer of 2010, we received an email wondering if we take in rescues.  We took in Akira earlier, and we decided we could still handle one additional Husky.  Rescuing Huskies is something we hope to one day do more of, but currently are very limited.  We currently will only take in puppies that came from us and try to re-home them.  But back to Sheba.  At that time, we thought she would be a good fit as a second house dog.  Her owners came all the way up from Georgia!  Sheba was about 9 years old at the time, and was starting to need additional care that they were struggling to provide.  She had mild-moderate arthritis, and had some troubles getting around.  She liked to get out and walk, or just be outside, but didn’t like long walks.  We gave her a daily glucosamine tablet, and that seemed to help.  For the most part, Sheba kept to herself.  Akira tried to play with her, but mostly there was little interest.  The two got along well, and liked to “hang out” together. 

In 2012, Sheba developed a tumor on her leg, and continued to worsen, even after a couple procedures to remove it.  It grew quickly to the size of a baseball, and the vet determined that it was in her bone and the only way to stop it was to amputate.  After that, Sheba was never the same.  It was still spreading, and her quality of life was very low because of the continuous pain and bleeding issues.  It was decided then that it would be best to put her to sleep. 

Sheba was put down on October 12th of 2012, and we buried her in a grave near our house.  She is missed by all, but felt this was easily the right choice.

Name:  Sheba – Named by original owners

Born:  Unknown, around 1999-2000

Died:  10-12-12, Approximately 12-13 years old.

Weight:  50 lbs.

Color:  Red and White

Eyes:  Amber

Pedigree:  Unknown, not registered.