Urinary incontinence after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 58 reports of urinary incontinence in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all dog medicines.

58Reports

55%Marked serious

31%Recovered

19%Died or euthanised

8 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

8 27%

1–2 days

2 6.7%

3–7 days

5 17%

1–4 weeks

9 30%

Over a month

6 20%

How the animals did

Recovered

15 26%

Recovered with lasting effects

3 5.2%

Still unwell when reported

16 28%

Died

3 5.2%

Euthanised

8 14%

Not known

13 22%

Problems reported at the same time

Excessive thirst

17 29%

Didn't work as expected

15 26%

15 26%

14 24%

11 19%

11 19%

11 19%

9 16%

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 urinary incontinence in dogs?: 58 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 8 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).

Urinary incontinence with similar medicines

Urinary incontinence after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 123 reports · 1.0% of its reports
Urinary incontinence after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 123 reports · 3.0% of its reports
Urinary incontinence after Levothyroxine 39 reports · 1.3% of its reports

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