Loss of appetite after Pyrantel in dogs
The FDA has received 621 reports of loss of appetite in dogs after Pyrantel. That is 13% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
621Reports
35%Marked serious
11%Recovered
29%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
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About this medicine
Pyrantel treats roundworms and hookworms.
Questions owners ask
- Can Pyrantel cause loss of appetite in dogs?
- 621 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 1 day 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).
Loss of appetite with similar medicines
- Loss of appetite after Pyrantel + Sarolaner (Simparica Trio) 2,726 reports · 5.1% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel (Drontal Plus) 577 reports · 8.6% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Fenbendazole 981 reports · 17% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Praziquantel + Pyrantel 626 reports · 17% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Praziquantel 118 reports · 11% of its reports
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