Cough after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) in dogs
The FDA has received 24 reports of cough in dogs after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid. That is 1.1% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.8% across reports for all dog medicines.
24Reports
88%Marked serious
21%Recovered
13%Died or euthanised
44 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Imidacloprid kills fleas (spot-on or collar).
Products with this combination include Seresto. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.
Questions owners ask
- Can Flumethrin + Imidacloprid cause cough in dogs?
- 24 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 44 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).
Cough with similar medicines
- Cough after Spinosad (Comfortis) 299 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Cough after Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime (Sentinel) 166 reports · 0.6% of its reports
- Cough after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 222 reports · 1.7% of its reports
- Cough after Nitenpyram (Capstar) 46 reports · 0.4% of its reports
- Cough after Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel (Sentinel Spectrum) 48 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Cough after Fipronil + S-methoprene (Frontline Plus) 22 reports · 0.7% of its reports
All reported side effects of Flumethrin + Imidacloprid in dogs · Medicines most reported with cough