Death after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) in dogs
The FDA has received 830 reports of death in dogs after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate. That is 15% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.2% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
830Reports
66%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
99%Died or euthanised
7 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
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Age of the animals
About this medicine
Amoxicillin treats bacterial infections.
Products with this combination include Clavamox. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.
Questions owners ask
- Can Amoxicillin + Clavulanate cause death in dogs?
- 830 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
- How soon after a dose was it reported?
- In half of the reports with dates, it started within 7 days of the first dose.
- What should I do?
- Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).
Death with similar medicines
- Death after Doxycycline 519 reports · 13% of its reports
- Death after Cefovecin (Convenia) 715 reports · 19% of its reports
- Death after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 748 reports · 20% of its reports
- Death after Metronidazole 603 reports · 20% of its reports
- Death after Amoxicillin 276 reports · 20% of its reports
All reported side effects of Amoxicillin + Clavulanate in dogs · Medicines most reported with death