Disorientation after Phenobarbital in dogs
The FDA has received 51 reports of disorientation in dogs after Phenobarbital. That is 3.3% 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.
51Reports
75%Marked serious
33%Recovered
25%Died or euthanised
2 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Phenobarbital cause disorientation in dogs?
- 51 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 2 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).
Disorientation with similar medicines
- Disorientation after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 97 reports · 0.4% of its reports
- Disorientation after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 89 reports · 1.6% of its reports
- Disorientation after Diphenhydramine 77 reports · 1.6% of its reports
- Disorientation after Butorphanol 59 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Disorientation after Cefpodoxime 69 reports · 1.7% of its reports
- Disorientation after Tramadol 100 reports · 2.7% of its reports
- Disorientation after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 74 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Disorientation after Propofol 27 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Disorientation after Isoflurane 41 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Disorientation after Cephalexin 40 reports · 1.5% of its reports
All reported side effects of Phenobarbital in dogs · Medicines most reported with disorientation