Hearing affected after Gentamicin + Miconazole in dogs

The FDA has received 144 reports of hearing affected in dogs after Gentamicin + Miconazole. That is 39% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

144Reports

8.3%Marked serious

51%Recovered

0.7%Died or euthanised

3 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

10 7.0%

1–2 days

53 37%

3–7 days

64 45%

1–4 weeks

16 11%

Over a month

0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

61 42%

Recovered with lasting effects

12 8.3%

Euthanised

1 0.7%

Not known

70 49%

Problems reported at the same time

Disorientation

2 1.4%

Balance problem

1 0.7%

Lung sound

1 0.7%

Wrong information typed on label

1 0.7%

Death

1 0.7%

Lethargy

1 0.7%

Behaviour change

1 0.7%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Gentamicin + Miconazole cause hearing affected in dogs?: 144 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 3 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).

All reported side effects of Gentamicin + Miconazole in dogs · Medicines most reported with hearing affected