Dry nose after Pilocarpine in dogs

24 reports to the FDA describe dry nose in dogs given Pilocarpine. That is 31% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

24Reports

100%Marked serious

13%Recovered

17%Died or euthanised

2 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

8 44%

1–2 days

2 11%

3–7 days

1 5.6%

1–4 weeks

5 28%

Over a month

2 11%

How the animals did

Recovered

3 13%

Still unwell when reported

10 42%

Euthanised

4 17%

Not known

7 29%

Problems reported at the same time

13 54%

13 54%

13 54%

12 50%

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

11 46%

Skin redness

11 46%

Dry eye

10 42%

Neurogenic keratoconjunctivitis sicca (kcs)

9 38%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Pilocarpine cause dry nose in dogs?: 24 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).

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