Pain after Hydromorphone in dogs

The FDA has received 52 reports of pain in dogs after Hydromorphone. That is 4.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

52Reports
63%Marked serious
19%Recovered
25%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
16 35%
1–2 days
15 33%
3–7 days
7 15%
1–4 weeks
6 13%
Over a month
2 4.3%

How the animals did

Recovered
10 19%
Still unwell when reported
10 19%
Died
6 12%
Euthanised
7 13%
Not known
19 37%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
19
4–7 years
13
8–11 years
15
12+ years
3

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Hydromorphone cause pain in dogs?
52 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 1 day 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).

Pain with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Hydromorphone in dogs · Medicines most reported with pain