Loss of appetite after Doxycycline in dogs
The FDA has received 691 reports of loss of appetite in dogs after Doxycycline. That is 17% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
691Reports
73%Marked serious
10%Recovered
34%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 loss of appetite in dogs?
- 691 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).
Loss of appetite with similar medicines
- Loss of appetite after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 1,195 reports · 22% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Cefovecin (Convenia) 946 reports · 25% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 854 reports · 23% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Metronidazole 971 reports · 31% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Amoxicillin 373 reports · 28% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Enrofloxacin + Silver Sulfadiazine 21 reports · 10% of its reports
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