Weakness after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs

The FDA has received 158 reports of weakness in dogs after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate. That is 4.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

158Reports
47%Marked serious
17%Recovered
20%Died or euthanised
28 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
6 13%
1–2 days
3 6.5%
3–7 days
8 17%
1–4 weeks
8 17%
Over a month
21 46%

How the animals did

Recovered
25 16%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 1.3%
Still unwell when reported
22 14%
Died
20 13%
Euthanised
11 7.0%
Not known
78 49%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
0
1–3 years
17
4–7 years
48
8–11 years
66
12+ years
25

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate cause weakness in dogs?
158 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 28 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).

Weakness with similar medicines

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