Excessive thirst after Chondroitin + Glucosamine in dogs

The FDA has received 110 reports of excessive thirst in dogs after Chondroitin + Glucosamine. That is 4.2% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

110Reports

55%Marked serious

15%Recovered

17%Died or euthanised

33 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

5 7.1%

1–2 days

6 8.6%

3–7 days

9 13%

1–4 weeks

13 19%

Over a month

37 53%

How the animals did

Recovered

13 12%

Recovered with lasting effects

3 2.7%

Still unwell when reported

53 48%

Died

11 10%

Euthanised

8 7.3%

Not known

22 20%

Problems reported at the same time

64 58%

35 32%

34 31%

29 26%

27 25%

22 20%

19 17%

18 16%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Chondroitin + Glucosamine cause excessive thirst in dogs?: 110 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 33 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 thirst with similar medicines

Excessive thirst after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 180 reports · 0.8% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 155 reports · 2.8% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Diphenhydramine 96 reports · 2.0% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Butorphanol 76 reports · 1.7% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Cefpodoxime 181 reports · 4.5% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Tramadol 182 reports · 4.8% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 41 reports · 1.2% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 470 reports · 14% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Propofol 30 reports · 1.0% of its reports
Excessive thirst after Dirlotapide 81 reports · 2.9% of its reports

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