Lameness after Insulin in dogs

50 reports to the FDA describe lameness in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all dog medicines.

50Reports

44%Marked serious

26%Recovered

12%Died or euthanised

31 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

2 8.7%

1–2 days

4 17%

3–7 days

1 4.3%

1–4 weeks

4 17%

Over a month

12 52%

How the animals did

Recovered

12 24%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 2.0%

Still unwell when reported

22 44%

Died

4 8.0%

Euthanised

2 4.0%

Not known

9 18%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

12 24%

11 22%

7 14%

6 12%

6 12%

6 12%

5 10%

5 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 lameness in dogs?: 50 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 31 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).

Lameness with similar medicines

Lameness after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 138 reports · 1.2% of its reports
Lameness after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 26 reports · 0.6% of its reports
Lameness after Levothyroxine 45 reports · 1.5% of its reports

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