Not drinking after Insulin in dogs

24 reports to the FDA describe not drinking in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all dog medicines.

24Reports

83%Marked serious

29%Recovered

21%Died or euthanised

20 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

2 20%

1–2 days

1 10%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

3 30%

Over a month

4 40%

How the animals did

Recovered

6 25%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 4.2%

Still unwell when reported

9 38%

Died

1 4.2%

Euthanised

4 17%

Not known

3 13%

Problems reported at the same time

Loss of appetite

20 83%

Vomiting

11 46%

Lethargy

10 42%

Didn't work as expected

10 42%

8 33%

8 33%

7 29%

6 25%

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 not drinking in dogs?: 24 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 20 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).

Not drinking with similar medicines

Not drinking after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 105 reports · 0.9% of its reports
Not drinking after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 26 reports · 0.6% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with not drinking