Hypoproteinaemia after Doxycycline in dogs
The FDA has received 46 reports of hypoproteinaemia in dogs after Doxycycline. That is 1.1% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.3% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
46Reports
87%Marked serious
11%Recovered
57%Died or euthanised
35 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Doxycycline treats bacterial and tick-borne infections.
Questions owners ask
- Can Doxycycline cause hypoproteinaemia in dogs?
- 46 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 35 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).
Hypoproteinaemia with similar medicines
- Hypoproteinaemia after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 80 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Hypoproteinaemia after Cefovecin (Convenia) 42 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Hypoproteinaemia after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 63 reports · 1.7% of its reports
- Hypoproteinaemia after Metronidazole 103 reports · 3.3% of its reports
- Hypoproteinaemia after Amoxicillin 27 reports · 2.0% of its reports
All reported side effects of Doxycycline in dogs · Medicines most reported with hypoproteinaemia