Device defective after Device Catheter in dogs

The FDA has received 22 reports of device defective in dogs after Device Catheter. That is 34% 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.

22Reports

0.0%Marked serious

55%Recovered

4.5%Died or euthanised

–Typical onset

How the animals did

Recovered

8 36%

Recovered with lasting effects

4 18%

Died

1 4.5%

Not known

9 41%

Problems reported at the same time

Foreign body, medical device

19 86%

Device breakage/fracture

18 82%

Abnormal radiograph finding

3 14%

Blood loss

2 9.1%

Death

1 4.5%

Vascular dilation and/or rupture

1 4.5%

Bruising

1 4.5%

Uncomfortable

1 4.5%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Device Catheter cause device defective in dogs?: 22 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).

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