Minocycline side effects in dogs

62 reports sent to the FDA between 2013 and 2026 involve Minocycline in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy. 52% were marked serious.

62Reports
52%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
47%Recovered
8.1%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

24 39%
Loss of appetite
11 18%
Lethargy
9 15%
Behaviour change
7 11%
Breathing problems
7 11%
Tremors
6 9.7%
Weight loss
5 8.1%
Weight gain
5 8.1%
Restlessness or agitation
4 6.5%
Abnormal radiograph finding
4 6.5%
Drooling
4 6.5%
Cough
4 6.5%
Kidney problems
4 6.5%
Eye or vision problems
3 4.8%
Itching
3 4.8%

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
15 24%
Didn't work as expected
10 16%
Didn't stop worms
1 1.6%

How soon problems started

Same day
4 9.1%
1–2 days
4 9.1%
3–7 days
3 6.8%
1–4 weeks
9 20%
Over a month
24 55%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (44 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
27 44%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 3.2%
Still unwell when reported
8 13%
Died
2 3.2%
Euthanised
3 4.8%
Not known
20 32%

Breeds named most often

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

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