Malaise after Insulin in dogs

73 reports to the FDA describe malaise in dogs given Insulin. That is 1.0% 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.

73Reports

88%Marked serious

23%Recovered

21%Died or euthanised

75 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

1 2.9%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

3 8.6%

1–4 weeks

6 17%

Over a month

25 71%

How the animals did

Recovered

10 14%

Recovered with lasting effects

7 9.6%

Still unwell when reported

33 45%

Died

5 6.8%

Euthanised

10 14%

Not known

8 11%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

45 62%

27 37%

26 36%

21 29%

20 27%

15 21%

15 21%

11 15%

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 malaise in dogs?: 73 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 75 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).

Malaise with similar medicines

Malaise after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 283 reports · 2.4% of its reports
Malaise after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 24 reports · 0.6% of its reports
Malaise after Levothyroxine 29 reports · 1.0% of its reports

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