Excessive thirst after Diphenhydramine in dogs
The FDA has received 96 reports of excessive thirst in dogs after Diphenhydramine. That is 2.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.4% across reports for all dog medicines.
96Reports
61%Marked serious
17%Recovered
15%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Diphenhydramine cause excessive thirst in dogs?
- 96 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 1 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).
Excessive thirst with similar medicines
- Excessive thirst after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 180 reports · 0.8% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 155 reports · 2.8% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Butorphanol 76 reports · 1.7% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Cefpodoxime 181 reports · 4.5% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Tramadol 182 reports · 4.8% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 41 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 470 reports · 14% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Propofol 30 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Dirlotapide 81 reports · 2.9% of its reports
- Excessive thirst after Isoflurane 36 reports · 1.3% of its reports
All reported side effects of Diphenhydramine in dogs · Medicines most reported with excessive thirst