Just need to hear some opinions

[PaddyD]

This 'sounds' like epilepsy or almost a canine Tourette's Syndrome because of his confusion afterwards. Like he is losing time. It appears you are in the early stages of discovery. Good luck in finding out what it is and a treatment for it. Be safe.

[wyominggrandma]

Rage syndrome has no cure because it is a brain dysfunction. Of course, you can keep the dog highly medicated in a "zombie" state so he won't bite, but not a very good scenerio.
We had a 6 month old Sheltie puppy that my granddaughter raised from 8 weeks. old. He started snapping for no apparent reason, at weird times. He finally bit her a and then I brought him to my home to see what was setting him off. Nothing. He was healing beside me, looked at me rather strange and then jumped up and bit me through my jeans. I required stitches and the dog was put down. He had had previous medical tests to see what might be causing the problems and everything came back normal, including thyroid.
I had an autoposy done and he had a brain lesions/tumor. It was still diagnosed as Rage, since the brain gets lesions that cause Rage, but he also had a tumor. Probably born with it. He was a sheltie and gave a severe enough bite to require stitches, a GSD will cause much more injury.

[Stevenzachsmom]

I agree with some of the others. I know you love your dog and would do anything for him. Unfortunately, he is a huge liability. How could you live with yourself if he seriously hurt or killed someone. Those are the kind of horror stories we read and ask, "Why would anyone keep a dog like that?" In the end, I don't think you are doing the dog, or yourself, any favors.

I am very sorry.

[khamilton]

I appreciate the honest opinions. I'm going to explore every option but I need to be prepared for the worst. I think it's just when we have good days that I can't imagine it. But then the switch flips again and he's not himself. I really couldn't ever live with it if I was responsible for a dog that seriously hurt someone but this could be the worst thing I've ever done.

[Stevenzachsmom]

I really am truly sorry. I can't imagine how much this hurts. Hopefully, there would be a miracle that could fix this.

Hugs!
Jan

[sashadog]

So sorry for your situation...

[khamilton]

thanks again. Only dog lovers can understand what I am going through right now. It's hard to explain it to someone who doesn't appreciate the situation so it's nice to have some support here.

[jakes mom]

I know it's been a couple of months since you've posted, but I'm wondering how you're getting on with Ketchup, and what the neurologist said. .

I'm new to the forum, but understand exactly how you feel, as I'm having the same problem. .

Please accept my sincere apologies if I have reminded you of a situation you would rather forget.

Jakes mom.

[Dragonwyke]

as i've always been sent dogs w/aggression issues over the years i've had a couple like this come thru my home. 1 was a 7yr old sheltie and the other was 2yr old springer spaniel. both animals had to be put down after neuro workups. there were no apparent signals, there was always confusion afterwards, and each "attack" was more like seizure activity. but their behavior had been ignored and overlooked as "bad" behavior for a long time, so there'd been no treatment at all.

hopefully w/you having been paying attention, you've been able to halt the progression and help him. 19mos is very young and may be salvageable. what did you neuro have to say?

dw

[ollie_leyna]

My aunt's dog became realllllly aggressive, but that was because he had SIBO. He would snap completely without warning when people were just talking to my aunt, and he bit some people who he was previously friendly with. Kind of scary.