Medication error after Bordetella Vaccine in dogs

The FDA has received 55 reports of medication error in dogs after Bordetella Vaccine. That is 0.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all dog medicines.

55Reports

87%Marked serious

29%Recovered

15%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

19 48%

1–2 days

3 7.5%

3–7 days

4 10%

1–4 weeks

4 10%

Over a month

10 25%

How the animals did

Recovered

16 29%

Still unwell when reported

29 53%

Died

3 5.5%

Euthanised

5 9.1%

Not known

2 3.6%

Problems reported at the same time

Vomiting

22 40%

Loss of appetite

19 35%

Lethargy

18 33%

Didn't work as expected

11 20%

10 18%

10 18%

9 16%

8 15%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: vaccine.

Mild, short-lived lethargy, soreness or a small lump at the injection site are the most commonly reported vaccine reactions.

Questions owners ask

Can Bordetella Vaccine cause medication error in dogs?: 55 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 1 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).

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