Loose stool after Cephalexin in dogs
40 reports to the FDA describe loose stool in dogs given Cephalexin. That is 1.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.9% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
40Reports
48%Marked serious
18%Recovered
20%Died or euthanised
10 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 loose stool in dogs?
- 40 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 10 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).
Loose stool with similar medicines
- Loose stool after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 126 reports · 0.6% of its reports
- Loose stool after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 105 reports · 1.9% of its reports
- Loose stool after Diphenhydramine 73 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Loose stool after Butorphanol 48 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Loose stool after Cefpodoxime 63 reports · 1.6% of its reports
- Loose stool after Tramadol 88 reports · 2.3% of its reports
- Loose stool after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 23 reports · 0.6% of its reports
- Loose stool after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 36 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Loose stool after Propofol 26 reports · 0.8% of its reports
- Loose stool after Dirlotapide 48 reports · 1.7% of its reports
All reported side effects of Cephalexin in dogs · Medicines most reported with loose stool