Collapse after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs

The FDA has received 98 reports of collapse in dogs after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate. That is 2.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.9% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

98Reports
52%Marked serious
12%Recovered
27%Died or euthanised
9 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
7 23%
1–2 days
2 6.5%
3–7 days
4 13%
1–4 weeks
10 32%
Over a month
8 26%

How the animals did

Recovered
11 11%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 1.0%
Still unwell when reported
12 12%
Died
20 20%
Euthanised
6 6.1%
Not known
48 49%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
10
4–7 years
35
8–11 years
34
12+ years
15

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate cause collapse in dogs?
98 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 9 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).

Collapse with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs · Medicines most reported with collapse