Digestive tract disorder after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs

The FDA has received 20 reports of digestive tract disorder in dogs after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate. That is 0.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

20Reports
50%Marked serious
20%Recovered
20%Died or euthanised
–Typical onset
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How the animals did

Recovered
2 10%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 10%
Still unwell when reported
5 25%
Died
3 15%
Euthanised
1 5.0%
Not known
7 35%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

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

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate cause digestive tract disorder in dogs?
20 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.
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).

Digestive tract disorder with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs · Medicines most reported with digestive tract disorder