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138 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
138
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
650.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Docp

Administration Routes

UnknownIntramuscularSubcutaneousIntravenousOtherParenteral

Species Affected

Dog 136
Cat 1
Goat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 15
Poodle - Standard 9
Retriever - Golden 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Chihuahua 5
Dog (unknown) 5
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 5
Maltese 5
Shepherd Dog - German 5
Terrier (unspecified) 4

Most Reported Reactions

Immediate pain upon injection 41
High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio) 29
Vomiting 23
Diarrhoea 19
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 17
Polyuria 15
Weight loss 11
Polydipsia 11
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 10
Hyponatremia 8
Decreased appetite 8
Hypochloraemia 8

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
63 (45.7%)
Outcome Unknown
51 (37.0%)
Ongoing
14 (10.1%)
Died
5 (3.6%)
Euthanized
4 (2.9%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.7%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 138
Reports involving death 9
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 650.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 20
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Docp Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 138 adverse event reports referencing Docp, including 9 reports in which the animal died — a 650.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Docp. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, Intravenous. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Docp reports are Dog (136 reports), Cat (1 reports), Goat (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (15), Poodle - Standard (9), Retriever - Golden (7) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Docp are Immediate pain upon injection (41), High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio) (29), Vomiting (23), Diarrhoea (19). Of the 138 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 45.7%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Docp.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial