Breathing problems after Doxycycline in dogs
The FDA has received 335 reports of breathing problems in dogs after Doxycycline. That is 8.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
335Reports
78%Marked serious
15%Recovered
32%Died or euthanised
15 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Doxycycline treats bacterial and tick-borne infections.
Questions owners ask
- Can Doxycycline cause breathing problems in dogs?
- 335 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 15 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).
Breathing problems with similar medicines
- Breathing problems after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 375 reports · 7.0% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Cefovecin (Convenia) 289 reports · 7.6% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 307 reports · 8.1% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Metronidazole 278 reports · 9.0% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Amoxicillin 116 reports · 8.6% of its reports
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