Excessive urination after Pergolide in horses

20 reports to the FDA describe excessive urination in horses given Pergolide. That is 1.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all horse medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

20Reports

20%Marked serious

25%Recovered

5.0%Died or euthanised

–Typical onset

How the animals did

Recovered

5 25%

Died

1 5.0%

Not known

14 70%

Problems reported at the same time

Excessive thirst

11 55%

Loss of appetite

6 30%

Lethargy

4 20%

Didn't work as expected

3 15%

Death

2 10%

Hair modification

2 10%

Behaviour change

2 10%

Hyperglycaemia

2 10%

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 Pergolide cause excessive urination in horses?: 20 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.
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).

Excessive urination with similar medicines

Excessive urination after Flunixin Meglumine 21 reports · 3.4% of its reports
Excessive urination after Clodronate Disodium 67 reports · 22% of its reports

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