Loss of appetite after Amoxicillin in dogs
The FDA has received 373 reports of loss of appetite in dogs after Amoxicillin. That is 28% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
373Reports
69%Marked serious
11%Recovered
34%Died or euthanised
9 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.
Questions owners ask
- Can Amoxicillin cause loss of appetite in dogs?
- 373 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 9 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).
Loss of appetite with similar medicines
- Loss of appetite after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 1,195 reports · 22% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Doxycycline 691 reports · 17% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Cefovecin (Convenia) 946 reports · 25% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 854 reports · 23% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Metronidazole 971 reports · 31% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Enrofloxacin + Silver Sulfadiazine 21 reports · 10% of its reports
All reported side effects of Amoxicillin in dogs · Medicines most reported with loss of appetite