Ear discharge after Cephalexin in dogs
The FDA has received 20 reports of ear discharge in dogs after Cephalexin. That is 0.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
20Reports
95%Marked serious
10%Recovered
25%Died or euthanised
14 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Cephalexin cause ear discharge in dogs?
- 20 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 14 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).
Ear discharge with similar medicines
- Ear discharge after Cefpodoxime 22 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Ear discharge after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 287 reports · 8.1% of its reports
- Ear discharge after Clotrimazole + Gentamicin + Mometasone 33 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Ear discharge after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 172 reports · 7.0% of its reports
- Ear discharge after Genta Momet Clotrim 27 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Ear discharge after Ketoconazole 75 reports · 3.3% of its reports
- Ear discharge after Salicylic Acid 22 reports · 13% of its reports
All reported side effects of Cephalexin in dogs · Medicines most reported with ear discharge