Urinary tract infection after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 177 reports of urinary tract infection in dogs after Insulin. That is 2.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

177Reports

63%Marked serious

36%Recovered

11%Died or euthanised

49 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

9 9.1%

1–2 days

1 1.0%

3–7 days

2 2.0%

1–4 weeks

23 23%

Over a month

64 65%

How the animals did

Recovered

48 27%

Recovered with lasting effects

15 8.5%

Still unwell when reported

61 34%

Died

5 2.8%

Euthanised

15 8.5%

Not known

33 19%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

74 42%

35 20%

33 19%

30 17%

30 17%

27 15%

27 15%

26 15%

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 tract infection in dogs?: 177 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 49 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 tract infection with similar medicines

Urinary tract infection after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 593 reports · 5.0% of its reports
Urinary tract infection after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 100 reports · 2.4% of its reports
Urinary tract infection after Levothyroxine 64 reports · 2.1% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with urinary tract infection