Hiding after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan in dogs

The FDA has received 25 reports of hiding in dogs after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

25Reports

48%Marked serious

44%Recovered

24%Died or euthanised

17 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

4 22%

1–2 days

2 11%

3–7 days

2 11%

1–4 weeks

3 17%

Over a month

7 39%

How the animals did

Recovered

11 44%

Still unwell when reported

1 4.0%

Died

4 16%

Euthanised

2 8.0%

Not known

7 28%

Problems reported at the same time

15 60%

12 48%

8 32%

6 24%

6 24%

5 20%

4 16%

4 16%

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 Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan cause hiding in dogs?: 25 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 17 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).

Hiding with similar medicines

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Hiding after Diphenhydramine 24 reports · 0.5% of its reports
Hiding after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 26 reports · 0.7% of its reports

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