Recumbency after Doxycycline in dogs

21 reports to the FDA describe recumbency in dogs given Doxycycline. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all dog medicines.

21Reports

95%Marked serious

14%Recovered

62%Died or euthanised

56 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

2 10%

1–2 days

2 10%

3–7 days

2 10%

1–4 weeks

1 5.0%

Over a month

13 65%

How the animals did

Recovered

3 14%

Still unwell when reported

3 14%

Died

7 33%

Euthanised

6 29%

Not known

2 9.5%

Problems reported at the same time

13 62%

10 48%

9 43%

9 43%

8 38%

7 33%

4 19%

4 19%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Doxycycline treats bacterial and tick-borne infections.

Questions owners ask

Can Doxycycline cause recumbency in dogs?: 21 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 56 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).

Recumbency with similar medicines

Recumbency after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 37 reports · 0.7% of its reports
Recumbency after Cefovecin (Convenia) 29 reports · 0.8% of its reports
Recumbency after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 44 reports · 1.2% of its reports
Recumbency after Metronidazole 25 reports · 0.8% of its reports

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