Pale mucous membrane after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 24 reports of pale mucous membrane in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

24Reports

83%Marked serious

21%Recovered

50%Died or euthanised

41 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

2 12%

1–2 days

3 18%

3–7 days

2 12%

1–4 weeks

0 0.0%

Over a month

10 59%

How the animals did

Recovered

5 21%

Still unwell when reported

5 21%

Died

5 21%

Euthanised

7 29%

Not known

2 8.3%

Problems reported at the same time

12 50%

10 42%

10 42%

9 38%

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 pale mucous membrane 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 41 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).

Pale mucous membrane with similar medicines

Pale mucous membrane after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 58 reports · 0.5% of its reports
Pale mucous membrane after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 32 reports · 0.8% of its reports
Pale mucous membrane after Levothyroxine 24 reports · 0.8% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with pale mucous membrane