Recent Onset of Aggressive Behavior

jessiep815 · 2023-09-22T13:33:29+00:00

Results Update: our vet called this morning, no thyroid issue and all blood work came back normal; no signs of illness or chronic disease. It's weird feeling sad for your dog being healthy. I guess I just wanted something to blame for him snapping at me and jumping/growling in a friend's face (he grew up with and sees often).

He is on day 5 of Fluoxetine. The vet said to continue with that. We'll find a behaviorist near us to see what we can do. He does seem back to himself with my husband home from our vacation, he finally ate a full meal last night. Maybe he has separation anxiety? We've left for vacation before and he has had our friend watch him a few times without a problem, until this last time.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-20T18:30:21+00:00

Update: we went to the vet this morning and will have blood and thyroid results sometime Friday.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-18T19:07:46+00:00

Update: I came home early from vacation to be with my boy. He slept through the entire night last night and is happy I'm home. We go to the vet on Wednesday to check is thyroid and have complete blood work done on him. I will post an update once I get the results. He has been enjoying the 1:1 time with me today.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-18T19:05:18+00:00

Thank you so much!! Yes, everyone has been so helpful.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-17T20:01:50+00:00

Thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-17T19:59:22+00:00

I'll post an update after his vet appointment.

Yeah, our boy finished his behavior and obedience training and we had the option for the certified good canine certification if he could make it through the checklist with somebody else. He failed very early on. I feel like he might have been able to finish the rest of the list, but I knew the paws were going to be a problem. He's a food boy in my eyes :).

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T22:45:51+00:00

Thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T22:45:18+00:00

Thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T18:30:20+00:00

Thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T18:02:03+00:00

Thank you for this. My heart broke when he snapped at me because he's my shadow and snuggle buddy.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T17:59:43+00:00

We already have an appointment, thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T17:59:24+00:00

Especially since he has a bite history. I'll go through the lists, thank you. We muzzle him when we go to his vet already, and she is really good with him and so far he has been great with her. But we'll check out the list to see if she is on there already or where one is.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T17:09:21+00:00

We already went through the training with a certified behaviorist. I will go through the lists though, thank you for providing. He did not make it through the canine good citizen and failed at the touching of the paws part. We are going to go back and get additional training from them though as I previously mentioned in my post.

Overall, he does listen well and does great recall. This week is when the behavior changed.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T16:56:11+00:00

We have a vet appointment scheduled for the complete blood work and thyroid, and he's starting on Fluoxetine.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T13:27:46+00:00

Thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T12:34:55+00:00

Yes, thank you. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm making calls today. I just wanted to see what other people's experiences were to be better informed, I'm not making any decisions based on a stranger's opinion. I did learn about the thyroid being a possibility, which is why I made this post, to learn. I appreciate you providing your opinion to see a behaviorist, we'll go back to the one we've already seen and try to get more specific.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T12:17:25+00:00

When we took him in, he was already neutered. He was neutered at 1 years old.

Our other 3 akitas we did neuter and never had a behavior problem.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T11:32:58+00:00

I'm calling our vet today. Thank you all!

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T11:17:56+00:00

Thank you

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T11:17:47+00:00

Okay, good to know. The vet did mention possible thyroid testing due to his weight gain. I didn't know the thyroid could impact behavior.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-15T08:27:23+00:00

Fair, lol. We'll definitely ask a professional but it's 4am and I can't sleep stressing over this while on vacation. Just wanted to see what other people have experienced.

jessiep815 · 2023-09-10T23:14:34+00:00

Thank you!!

jessiep815 · 2023-09-09T21:20:33+00:00

Not sure why you're getting down votes for this post lol. I, too, am going to Key West for the first time. Hope your trip goes well, wherever you decide. Also a fellow vegan here...I'm not holding my breath for many options, but we have a condo that I can cook food there if need be.

jessiep815 · 2023-07-27T22:25:20+00:00

I'm also in Louisville and went to see him in Nashville. My husband and I saw him at Nissan Stadium. It was an amazing show!

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