Unspecified Anesthesia side effects in dogs

85 reports sent to the FDA between 2012 and 2026 involve Unspecified Anesthesia in dogs. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, vomiting, lethargy. 85% were marked serious.

85Reports
85%Marked serious
1.2%Only medicine involved
21%Recovered
32%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

28 33%
Lethargy
17 20%
Swelling
16 19%
Liver problems
15 18%
Diarrhea
14 16%
Weight loss
8 9.4%
Not himself/herself
8 9.4%
Blood problems
7 8.2%
Seizures
7 8.2%
General illness
7 8.2%
Kidney problems
6 7.1%
Breathing problems
6 7.1%
Allergic reaction
6 7.1%
Fever
5 5.9%

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
2 2.4%
Didn't work as expected
2 2.4%

How soon problems started

Same day
24 30%
1–2 days
16 20%
3–7 days
11 14%
1–4 weeks
15 19%
Over a month
13 16%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (79 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
18 21%
Still unwell when reported
22 26%
Died
14 16%
Euthanised
13 15%
Not known
18 21%

Breeds named most often

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

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