My dog has seizures and unprovoked aggression. Is it related? Help!

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I have a 6 year old bluetick coon hound. He has a seizure about once a year and he attacks my other two dogs unprovoked with no triggers sometimes. Tonight was the worst, he almost took ones eye. A millimeter away and I would have had a vet visit. Could he seizures be messing with his psyche? What should I do?

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

It sounds like your dog has unprovoked dog aggression, and because there isn't a trigger known for it, it's very hard to find a cause behind it. It could be he simply doesn't like something about your other dogs, and that makes him want to attack them. You have a couple of choices in this situation, one of which you probably will not like to hear. You can rehome to someone who doesn't have any other dogs. He will continue to attack your other dogs without provocation, and will likely end up seriously injuring one of them. You could also get hurt try to stop the fighting. If you don't want to rehome him, I would get into into training immediately with a professional behavioral expert. They may be able to help you with his aggression so he can live safely with your other dogs. You can ask your vet tomorrow for a referral to a behavioral expert.

My dog has seizures and unprovoked aggression. Is it related? Help!

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