Prescription K/D Diet

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29 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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29
Total Reports
5
Deaths Reported
1720.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Prescription K/D Diet

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOther

Species Affected

Dog 18
Cat 11

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Cat (unknown) 3
Dog (unknown) 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Hound (unspecified) 1
Basenji 1
Snowshoe 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Beagle 1

Most Reported Reactions

Diarrhoea 7
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 5
Not eating 5
Vomiting 5
Emesis 4
Decreased appetite 4
Lack of efficacy - NOS 3
Behavioural disorder NOS 3
Other abnormal test result NOS 3
Constipation 3
Dehydration 3
Death 3

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
12 (41.4%)
Outcome Unknown
6 (20.7%)
Recovered/Normal
5 (17.2%)
Died
3 (10.3%)
Euthanized
2 (6.9%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (3.4%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 29
Reports involving death 5
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1720.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 18
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.

Prescription K/D Diet Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 29 adverse event reports referencing Prescription K/D Diet, including 5 reports in which the animal died — a 1720.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Prescription K/D Diet. Reported administration routes include Oral, Unknown, Other. 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 Prescription K/D Diet reports are Dog (18 reports), Cat (11 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (6), Crossbred Canine/dog (3), Cat (unknown) (3) 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 Prescription K/D Diet are Diarrhoea (7), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (5), Not eating (5), Vomiting (5). Of the 29 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 41.4%. 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 Prescription K/D Diet.

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