Immediate pain upon injection after Docp in dogs

41 reports to the FDA describe immediate pain upon injection in dogs given Docp. That is 29% 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.

41Reports

9.8%Marked serious

93%Recovered

4.9%Died or euthanised

257 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

0 0.0%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

2 10%

Over a month

18 90%

How the animals did

Recovered

38 93%

Euthanised

2 4.9%

Not known

1 2.4%

Problems reported at the same time

Vocalising

9 22%

Behaviour change

5 12%

Medication error

3 7.3%

Injection site reaction

2 4.9%

Death

2 4.9%

High sodium-potassium ratio (na:k ratio)

2 4.9%

Vomiting

1 2.4%

Heart murmur

1 2.4%

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 Docp cause immediate pain upon injection in dogs?: 41 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 257 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).

Immediate pain upon injection with similar medicines

Immediate pain upon injection after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 29 reports · 0.1% of its reports
Immediate pain upon injection after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 257 reports · 7.7% of its reports

All reported side effects of Docp in dogs · Medicines most reported with immediate pain upon injection