Tremors after Fipronil in dogs
The FDA has received 65 reports of tremors in dogs after Fipronil. That is 4.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 3.4% across reports for all dog medicines.
65Reports
43%Marked serious
48%Recovered
6.2%Died or euthanised
26 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Fipronil kills fleas and ticks (spot-on).
Questions owners ask
- Can Fipronil cause tremors in dogs?
- 65 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 26 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).
Tremors with similar medicines
- Tremors after Spinosad (Comfortis) 2,268 reports · 4.0% of its reports
- Tremors after Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime (Sentinel) 590 reports · 2.3% of its reports
- Tremors after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 837 reports · 6.4% of its reports
- Tremors after Nitenpyram (Capstar) 402 reports · 3.7% of its reports
- Tremors after Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel (Sentinel Spectrum) 213 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Tremors after Fipronil + S-methoprene (Frontline Plus) 141 reports · 4.8% of its reports
- Tremors after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) 66 reports · 2.9% of its reports
- Tremors after Imidacloprid 58 reports · 3.0% of its reports
- Tremors after Lufenuron 33 reports · 3.2% of its reports
- Tremors after Imidacloprid + Permethrin + Pyriproxyfen 35 reports · 4.7% of its reports
All reported side effects of Fipronil in dogs · Medicines most reported with tremors