Prescription Urinary Diet

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89 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.
89
Total Reports
9
Deaths Reported
1010.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Prescription Urinary Diet

Administration Routes

UnknownOralOther

Species Affected

Cat 50
Dog 39

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 39
Beagle 5
Chihuahua 4
Domestic Longhair 3
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 3
Maltese 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Bichon Frise 2
Domestic Mediumhair 2
Cat (unknown) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 14
Diarrhoea 13
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 11
Elevated creatinine 11
Weight loss 11
Not eating 11
Ketosis 11
Other abnormal test result NOS 8
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 7
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 7
Urine abnormalities NOS 7
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 7

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
30 (33.7%)
Ongoing
28 (31.5%)
Recovered/Normal
21 (23.6%)
Euthanized
6 (6.7%)
Died
3 (3.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 89
Reports involving death 9
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1010.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
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.

Prescription Urinary Diet Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 89 adverse event reports referencing Prescription Urinary Diet, including 9 reports in which the animal died — a 1010.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Prescription Urinary Diet. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral, 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 Urinary Diet reports are Cat (50 reports), Dog (39 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (39), Beagle (5), Chihuahua (4) 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 Urinary Diet are Vomiting (14), Diarrhoea (13), Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (11), Elevated creatinine (11). Of the 89 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 33.7%. 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 Prescription Urinary 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