Otitis externa after Cephalexin in dogs
20 reports to the FDA describe otitis externa in dogs given Cephalexin. That is 0.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
20Reports
70%Marked serious
20%Recovered
20%Died or euthanised
37 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 otitis externa 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 37 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).
Otitis externa with similar medicines
- Otitis externa after Cefpodoxime 41 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 112 reports · 3.2% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Clotrimazole + Gentamicin + Mometasone 29 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 44 reports · 1.8% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Genta Momet Clotrim 21 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Ketoconazole 43 reports · 1.9% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Rabacfosadine 23 reports · 3.5% of its reports
All reported side effects of Cephalexin in dogs · Medicines most reported with otitis externa