Skin redness after Cephalexin in dogs
80 reports to the FDA describe skin redness in dogs given Cephalexin. That is 3.0% 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.
80Reports
60%Marked serious
23%Recovered
11%Died or euthanised
15 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 skin redness in dogs?
- 80 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 15 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).
Skin redness with similar medicines
- Skin redness after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 212 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Skin redness after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 70 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Skin redness after Diphenhydramine 358 reports · 7.6% of its reports
- Skin redness after Butorphanol 140 reports · 3.2% of its reports
- Skin redness after Cefpodoxime 146 reports · 3.6% of its reports
- Skin redness after Tramadol 89 reports · 2.4% of its reports
- Skin redness after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 351 reports · 9.9% of its reports
- Skin redness after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 47 reports · 1.4% of its reports
- Skin redness after Propofol 89 reports · 2.9% of its reports
- Skin redness after Isoflurane 66 reports · 2.4% of its reports
All reported side effects of Cephalexin in dogs · Medicines most reported with skin redness