Excessive urination after Cephalexin in dogs

The FDA has received 50 reports of excessive urination in dogs after Cephalexin. That is 1.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Cephalexin cause excessive urination in dogs?

50 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 29 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).

Excessive urination with similar medicines

• Excessive urination after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 120 reports · 0.5% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 121 reports · 2.2% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Diphenhydramine 67 reports · 1.4% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Butorphanol 57 reports · 1.3% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Cefpodoxime 162 reports · 4.0% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Tramadol 131 reports · 3.5% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 28 reports · 0.8% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 465 reports · 14% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Propofol 26 reports · 0.8% of its reports
• Excessive urination after Dirlotapide 54 reports · 1.9% of its reports

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