Liquid Dish Soap side effects in dogs

101 reports sent to the FDA between 2013 and 2025 involve Liquid Dish Soap in dogs. The most reported problems were itching, drug dose administration interval too long, tremors. 20% were marked serious.

101Reports
20%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
5.9%Recovered
4.0%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

21 21%
Drug dose administration interval too long
12 12%
Tremors
7 6.9%
Vomiting
6 5.9%
Breathing problems
5 5.0%
Restlessness or agitation
5 5.0%
Diarrhea
4 4.0%
Hair loss
4 4.0%
Behaviour change
4 4.0%
Loss of appetite
3 3.0%
Skin redness
3 3.0%
Discomfort
3 3.0%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
2 2.0%
Vocalising
2 2.0%
Swelling
2 2.0%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
1 1.0%
Didn't stop worms
1 1.0%
Didn't prevent heartworm
1 1.0%

How soon problems started

Same day
11 15%
1–2 days
8 11%
3–7 days
4 5.4%
1–4 weeks
27 36%
Over a month
24 32%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (74 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
6 5.9%
Still unwell when reported
4 4.0%
Died
2 2.0%
Euthanised
2 2.0%
Not known
87 86%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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