Excessive urination after Metronidazole in dogs
85 reports to the FDA describe excessive urination in dogs given Metronidazole. That is 2.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
85Reports
61%Marked serious
12%Recovered
19%Died or euthanised
14 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Metronidazole treats some bacterial and parasitic gut infections.
Questions owners ask
- Can Metronidazole cause excessive urination in dogs?
- 85 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 14 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).
Excessive urination with similar medicines
- Excessive urination after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 176 reports · 3.3% of its reports
- Excessive urination after Doxycycline 83 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Excessive urination after Cefovecin (Convenia) 83 reports · 2.2% of its reports
- Excessive urination after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 84 reports · 2.2% of its reports
- Excessive urination after Amoxicillin 53 reports · 3.9% of its reports
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