Medetomidine + Vatinoxan side effects in dogs

575 reports sent to the FDA between 2022 and 2026 involve Medetomidine + Vatinoxan in dogs. The most reported problems were diarrhea, sedation prolonged, bradycardia. 57% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 86% of cases.

575Reports
57%Marked serious
58%Only medicine involved
80%Recovered
7.8%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

68 12%
22 3.8%
Tachycardia
19 3.3%
Hypotension
18 3.1%
Involuntary defecation
18 3.1%
Tremors
17 3.0%
Seizures
17 3.0%
Vocalising
17 3.0%
Itching
16 2.8%
Unrelated death
16 2.8%
Immediate pain upon injection
15 2.6%

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 prevent heartworm
1 0.2%

How soon problems started

Same day
516 91%
1–2 days
8 1.4%
3–7 days
7 1.2%
1–4 weeks
12 2.1%
Over a month
25 4.4%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (568 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
458 80%
Still unwell when reported
6 1.0%
Died
21 3.7%
Euthanised
24 4.2%
Not known
66 11%

Breeds named most often

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

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