Device breakage/fracture after Device Catheter in dogs

32 reports to the FDA describe device breakage/fracture in dogs given Device Catheter. That is 49% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

32Reports
0.0%Marked serious
44%Recovered
3.1%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
11 100%
1–2 days
0 0.0%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
0 0.0%
Over a month
0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered
10 31%
Recovered with lasting effects
4 13%
Died
1 3.1%
Not known
17 53%

Problems reported at the same time

Foreign body, medical device
24 75%
Device defective
18 56%
Medical device removal
5 16%
Abnormal radiograph finding
3 9.4%
Recovery prolonged
2 6.3%
Blood loss
2 6.3%
Wrong technique in device usage process
2 6.3%
Device component migration
1 3.1%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
4
4–7 years
1
8–11 years
2
12+ years
2

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Device Catheter cause device breakage/fracture in dogs?
32 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 the same day 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).

Device breakage/fracture with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Device Catheter in dogs · Medicines most reported with device breakage/fracture