Baytril side effects in dogs

71 reports sent to the FDA between 2012 and 2025 involve Baytril in dogs. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, vomiting, lethargy. 89% were marked serious.

71Reports
89%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
8.5%Recovered
41%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

25 35%
21 30%
Liver problems
18 25%
Weakness
13 18%
Kidney problems
13 18%
Weight loss
12 17%
Blood problems
12 17%
Diarrhea
12 17%
Urinary tract infection
11 15%
Fever
11 15%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
11 15%
Abnormal radiograph finding
9 13%
Neutrophilia
8 11%
Breathing problems
8 11%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
8 11%
Didn't prevent heartworm
2 2.8%

How soon problems started

Same day
8 13%
1–2 days
5 7.9%
3–7 days
9 14%
1–4 weeks
21 33%
Over a month
20 32%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (63 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
6 8.5%
Still unwell when reported
28 39%
Died
10 14%
Euthanised
19 27%
Not known
8 11%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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