Not drinking after Chondroitin + Glucosamine in dogs

The FDA has received 31 reports of not drinking in dogs after Chondroitin + Glucosamine. That is 1.2% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

31Reports
61%Marked serious
26%Recovered
32%Died or euthanised
14 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
5 20%
1–2 days
3 12%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
7 28%
Over a month
10 40%

How the animals did

Recovered
8 26%
Still unwell when reported
5 16%
Died
2 6.5%
Euthanised
8 26%
Not known
8 26%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
0
1–3 years
4
4–7 years
1
8–11 years
19
12+ years
7

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Chondroitin + Glucosamine cause not drinking in dogs?
31 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 14 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).

Not drinking with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Chondroitin + Glucosamine in dogs · Medicines most reported with not drinking