Digestive tract disorder after Metronidazole in dogs
The FDA has received 63 reports of digestive tract disorder in dogs after Metronidazole. That is 2.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.0% across reports for all dog medicines.
63Reports
57%Marked serious
13%Recovered
30%Died or euthanised
12 daysTypical onset
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How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
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About this medicine
Metronidazole treats some bacterial and parasitic gut infections.
Questions owners ask
- Can Metronidazole cause digestive tract disorder in dogs?
- 63 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 12 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).
Digestive tract disorder with similar medicines
- Digestive tract disorder after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 57 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Digestive tract disorder after Doxycycline 27 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Digestive tract disorder after Cefovecin (Convenia) 26 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Digestive tract disorder after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 50 reports · 1.3% of its reports
All reported side effects of Metronidazole in dogs · Medicines most reported with digestive tract disorder