Vomiting after Apomorphine in dogs

The FDA has received 66 reports of vomiting in dogs after Apomorphine. That is 51% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 28% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

66Reports
35%Marked serious
52%Recovered
4.5%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
49 86%
1–2 days
3 5.3%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
1 1.8%
Over a month
4 7.0%

How the animals did

Recovered
34 52%
Still unwell when reported
12 18%
Died
1 1.5%
Euthanised
2 3.0%
Not known
17 26%

Problems reported at the same time

18 27%
No sign
6 9.1%
Tremors
6 9.1%
4 6.1%
Seizures
4 6.1%
Liver problems
4 6.1%
Breathing problems
4 6.1%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
14
1–3 years
14
4–7 years
9
8–11 years
14
12+ years
10

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Apomorphine cause vomiting in dogs?
66 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 the same day 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).

Vomiting with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Apomorphine in dogs · Medicines most reported with vomiting