Dish Soap side effects in dogs

62 reports sent to the FDA between 2013 and 2024 involve Dish Soap in dogs. The most reported problems were itching, behaviour change, restlessness or agitation. 35% were marked serious.

62Reports
35%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
19%Recovered
1.6%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

34 55%
Behaviour change
9 15%
Restlessness or agitation
7 11%
Skin redness
6 9.7%
Hair loss
6 9.7%
Loss of appetite
6 9.7%
Vomiting
5 8.1%
Lethargy
5 8.1%
Vocalising
5 8.1%
Skin sore
4 6.5%
Tremors
4 6.5%
Breathing problems
4 6.5%
Application site reaction
4 6.5%
Drug dose administration interval too short
4 6.5%
Diarrhea
3 4.8%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't stop ticks
1 1.6%

How soon problems started

Same day
8 18%
1–2 days
9 20%
3–7 days
2 4.5%
1–4 weeks
13 30%
Over a month
12 27%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (44 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
12 19%
Still unwell when reported
3 4.8%
Euthanised
1 1.6%
Not known
46 74%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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