Shelly, we had a similar situation with Ruby and Brandi and what I figured is that with Brandi's illness Ruby was trying to establish the pack leader role and take out the weaker/sicker of the pack. Fighting was something that we struggled with for years and didn't really put two and two together until after finding out that Brandi was sick. I don't have all the fact of Canine Lupus but I strongly believe that the illness was there and lay dormant. I have tried to research that but come up with nothing but from the behavior of Ruby toward Brandi I feel that it is highly possible.
So Please get your girls checked out if you haven't already.
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