Unable to rise after Insulin in dogs

30 reports to the FDA describe unable to rise in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

30Reports

93%Marked serious

27%Recovered

43%Died or euthanised

59 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

3 20%

1–2 days

1 6.7%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

2 13%

Over a month

9 60%

How the animals did

Recovered

6 20%

Recovered with lasting effects

2 6.7%

Still unwell when reported

5 17%

Died

3 10%

Euthanised

10 33%

Not known

4 13%

Problems reported at the same time

Death

13 43%

Didn't work as expected

11 37%

9 30%

7 23%

7 23%

7 23%

6 20%

6 20%

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 unable to rise in dogs?: 30 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 59 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).

Unable to rise with similar medicines

Unable to rise after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 53 reports · 0.4% of its reports
Unable to rise after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 21 reports · 0.5% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with unable to rise