Chondroitin side effects in dogs

69 reports sent to the FDA between 2011 and 2025 involve Chondroitin in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy. 32% were marked serious.

69Reports
32%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
30%Recovered
8.7%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

21 30%
Loss of appetite
19 28%
Lethargy
12 17%
Diarrhea
8 12%
Liver problems
8 12%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
7 10%
Kidney problems
6 8.7%
Blood problems
5 7.2%
Restlessness or agitation
5 7.2%
Vocalising
4 5.8%
Breathing problems
4 5.8%
Drooling
4 5.8%
Lameness
4 5.8%
Behaviour change
3 4.3%
Tremors
3 4.3%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
11 16%
Didn't stop fleas
3 4.3%
Didn't prevent heartworm
2 2.9%
Didn't stop worms
2 2.9%
Didn't stop ticks
1 1.4%

How soon problems started

Same day
6 12%
1–2 days
8 16%
3–7 days
4 7.8%
1–4 weeks
7 14%
Over a month
26 51%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (51 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
19 28%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 2.9%
Still unwell when reported
19 28%
Died
4 5.8%
Euthanised
2 2.9%
Not known
23 33%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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