Sevoflurane side effects in dogs

837 reports sent to the FDA between 2000 and 2026 involve Sevoflurane in dogs. The most reported problems were cardiac arrest, apnoea, bradycardia. 35% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 67% of cases.

837Reports
35%Marked serious
54%Only medicine involved
19%Recovered
32%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

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
1 0.1%

How soon problems started

Same day
200 52%
1–2 days
85 22%
3–7 days
43 11%
1–4 weeks
27 7.0%
Over a month
33 8.5%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (388 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
162 19%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 0.1%
Still unwell when reported
134 16%
Died
246 29%
Euthanised
25 3.0%
Not known
269 32%

Breeds named most often

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

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