Sc Fluids

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60 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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60
Total Reports
24
Deaths Reported
4000.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Sc Fluids

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknown

Species Affected

Cat 46
Dog 14

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 33
Siamese 6
Schnauzer - Miniature 3
Bichon Frise 2
Chihuahua 2
Mountain Dog - Bernese 2
European 1
Weimaraner 1
Hound (unspecified) 1
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death by euthanasia 22
Hypokalaemia 13
Weight loss 12
Vomiting 9
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 9
Elevated total bilirubin 9
Hypochloraemia 9
Dehydration 8
Anorexia 8
Ketonuria 8
Leucocytosis NOS 7
Hyponatremia 7

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
24 (40.0%)
Euthanized
22 (36.7%)
Recovered/Normal
8 (13.3%)
Ongoing
4 (6.7%)
Died
2 (3.3%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 60
Reports involving death 24
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 4000.0%
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.

Sc Fluids Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 60 adverse event reports referencing Sc Fluids, including 24 reports in which the animal died — a 4000.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Sc Fluids. Reported administration routes include Subcutaneous, Unknown. 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 Sc Fluids reports are Cat (46 reports), Dog (14 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (33), Siamese (6), Schnauzer - Miniature (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 Sc Fluids are Death by euthanasia (22), Hypokalaemia (13), Weight loss (12), Vomiting (9). Of the 60 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 40.0%. 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 Sc Fluids.

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