Unresponsive after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 64 reports of unresponsive in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.9% 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.

64Reports

78%Marked serious

38%Recovered

25%Died or euthanised

73 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

1 4.2%

1–2 days

1 4.2%

3–7 days

1 4.2%

1–4 weeks

5 21%

Over a month

16 67%

How the animals did

Recovered

6 9.4%

Recovered with lasting effects

18 28%

Still unwell when reported

13 20%

Died

5 7.8%

Euthanised

11 17%

Not known

11 17%

Problems reported at the same time

Hypoglycaemia

24 38%

Didn't work as expected

23 36%

15 23%

13 20%

12 19%

9 14%

Eye or vision problems

8 13%

Hyperglycaemia

7 11%

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 unresponsive in dogs?: 64 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 73 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).

Unresponsive with similar medicines

Unresponsive after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 76 reports · 0.6% of its reports
Unresponsive after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 27 reports · 0.7% of its reports
Unresponsive after Levothyroxine 22 reports · 0.7% of its reports

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