Walking difficulty after Gabapentin in dogs

The FDA has received 247 reports of walking difficulty in dogs after Gabapentin. That is 2.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

247Reports

76%Marked serious

8.9%Recovered

34%Died or euthanised

26 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

31 16%

1–2 days

27 14%

3–7 days

20 10%

1–4 weeks

32 16%

Over a month

90 45%

How the animals did

Recovered

21 8.5%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.4%

Still unwell when reported

107 43%

Died

25 10%

Euthanised

60 24%

Not known

33 13%

Problems reported at the same time

90 36%

84 34%

77 31%

73 30%

57 23%

54 22%

45 18%

42 17%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

129

About this medicine

Gabapentin used for pain and to reduce stress or anxiety.

Questions owners ask

Can Gabapentin cause walking difficulty in dogs?: 247 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).

Walking difficulty with similar medicines

Walking difficulty after Trazodone 35 reports · 1.4% of its reports

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