Ciprofloxacin Hcl side effects in dogs

87 reports sent to the FDA between 2011 and 2021 involve Ciprofloxacin Hcl in dogs. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, liver problems, lethargy. 39% were marked serious.

87Reports
39%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
9.2%Recovered
22%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

24 28%
22 25%
Swelling
13 15%
Diarrhea
12 14%
Abnormal ultrasound finding
12 14%
Breathing problems
12 14%
Blood problems
11 13%
Leucocytosis
11 13%
Urinary tract infection
9 10%
Kidney problems
9 10%
Abnormal radiograph finding
8 9.2%
Fever
7 8.0%
Injection site reaction
6 6.9%

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
17 20%

How soon problems started

Same day
13 19%
1–2 days
9 13%
3–7 days
11 16%
1–4 weeks
16 23%
Over a month
21 30%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (70 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
8 9.2%
Still unwell when reported
55 63%
Died
3 3.4%
Euthanised
16 18%
Not known
5 5.7%

Breeds named most often

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

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