Skin redness after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) in dogs
The FDA has received 139 reports of skin redness in dogs after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate. That is 2.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
139Reports
54%Marked serious
14%Recovered
9.4%Died or euthanised
18 daysTypical onset
How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
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 skin redness in dogs?
- 139 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 18 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).
Skin redness with similar medicines
- Skin redness after Doxycycline 62 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Skin redness after Cefovecin (Convenia) 146 reports · 3.9% of its reports
- Skin redness after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 178 reports · 4.7% of its reports
- Skin redness after Metronidazole 78 reports · 2.5% of its reports
- Skin redness after Amoxicillin 36 reports · 2.7% of its reports
- Skin redness after Enrofloxacin + Silver Sulfadiazine 38 reports · 18% of its reports
All reported side effects of Amoxicillin + Clavulanate in dogs · Medicines most reported with skin redness
