Cough after Insulin in dogs

58 reports to the FDA describe cough in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.8% across reports for all dog medicines.

58Reports

48%Marked serious

38%Recovered

16%Died or euthanised

27 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

7 21%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

2 5.9%

1–4 weeks

10 29%

Over a month

15 44%

How the animals did

Recovered

12 21%

Recovered with lasting effects

10 17%

Still unwell when reported

14 24%

Died

4 6.9%

Euthanised

5 8.6%

Not known

13 22%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

18 31%

15 26%

12 21%

11 19%

9 16%

8 14%

7 12%

6 10%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause cough in dogs?: 58 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 27 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 Trilostane (Vetoryl) 163 reports · 1.4% of its reports
Cough after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 35 reports · 0.8% of its reports
Cough after Levothyroxine 42 reports · 1.4% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with cough