Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Furosemide

1,727 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Furosemide. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

1,727
adverse-event reports
24.8%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
236
Vomiting - top reaction
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1,727
Total Reports
429
Deaths Reported
24.8%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Furosemide

Administration Routes

UnknownOralIntravenousSubcutaneousIntramuscularParenteralIntraocularVaginalOther

Species Affected

Dog 1,194
Unknown 298
Cat 212
Human 12
Horse 6
Pig 2
Cattle 1
Other Birds 1
Ferret 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 313
Chihuahua 175
Domestic Shorthair 138
Shih Tzu 78
Maltese 69
Terrier - Yorkshire 67
Spitz - German Pomeranian 67
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 49
Retriever - Labrador 39
Dog (unknown) 36

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 236
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 234
Death 219
Death by euthanasia 207
Diarrhoea 177
Color, Abnormal 160
Anorexia 150
Seizure NOS 127
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 123
Abnormal radiograph finding 122
Cough 116
Other abnormal test result NOS 104

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
359 (25.4%)
Recovered/Normal
302 (21.3%)
Ongoing
299 (21.1%)
Died
234 (16.5%)
Euthanized
198 (14.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
24 (1.7%)

Furosemide Adverse Event Insights

1,727 reports name Furosemide; 429 recorded a death outcome (24.8% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Furosemide. Administration routes: Unknown, Oral, Intravenous, Subcutaneous.

By species: Dog (1,194 reports), Unknown (298 reports), Cat (212 reports). By breed: Unknown (313), Chihuahua (175), Domestic Shorthair (138).

Leading clinical signs: Vomiting (236), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (234), Death (219), Death by euthanasia (207). Outcome, 1,416 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 25.4%.

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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