Probiotic Supplement

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164 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.
164
Total Reports
17
Deaths Reported
1040.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Probiotic Supplement

Administration Routes

OralUnknownOther

Species Affected

Dog 130
Cat 28
Cattle 5
Chicken 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 21
Retriever - Labrador 18
Retriever - Golden 10
Shepherd Dog - German 9
Shepherd Dog - Australian 6
Shih Tzu 5
Bulldog - French 5
Spaniel - Springer English 5
Terrier - Yorkshire 4
Greyhound 3

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 38
Diarrhoea 36
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 17
Weight loss 15
Anorexia 13
Not eating 13
Other abnormal test result NOS 12
Behavioural disorder NOS 11
Death 10
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 10
Emesis 8
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 8

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
56 (33.5%)
Recovered/Normal
51 (30.5%)
Ongoing
39 (23.4%)
Died
11 (6.6%)
Euthanized
6 (3.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
4 (2.4%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 164
Reports involving death 17
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1040.0%
Distinct species in reports 4
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.

Probiotic Supplement Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 164 adverse event reports referencing Probiotic Supplement, including 17 reports in which the animal died — a 1040.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Probiotic Supplement. 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 Probiotic Supplement reports are Dog (130 reports), Cat (28 reports), Cattle (5 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (21), Retriever - Labrador (18), Retriever - Golden (10) 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 Probiotic Supplement are Vomiting (38), Diarrhoea (36), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (17), Weight loss (15). Of the 167 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 33.5%. 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 Probiotic Supplement.

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