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The FDA adverse-event record for Sodium Chloride + Sodium Lactate + Potassium Chloride + Calcium Chloride

54 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Sodium Chloride + Sodium Lactate + Potassium Chloride + Calcium Chloride. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

54
adverse-event reports
13.0%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species
8
Weight loss - top reaction
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54
Total Reports
7
Deaths Reported
13.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Sodium Chloride + Sodium Lactate + Potassium Chloride + Calcium Chloride

Administration Routes

IntravenousSubcutaneousUnknownParenteral

Species Affected

Cat 28
Dog 26

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 12
Domestic Longhair 6
Retriever - Labrador 4
Domestic Mediumhair 4
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Dachshund (unspecified) 2
Spitz - German Pomeranian 2
Persian 2
Shih Tzu 2
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Weight loss 8
Not eating 8
Vomiting 8
Behavioural disorder NOS 7
Decreased appetite 6
Lack of efficacy - NOS 5
Other abnormal test result NOS 5
Anorexia 4
Elevated creatinine 4
Seizure NOS 4
Death 4
Pacing 3

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
16 (29.6%)
Recovered/Normal
15 (27.8%)
Ongoing
15 (27.8%)
Died
4 (7.4%)
Euthanized
3 (5.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.9%)

Sodium Chloride + Sodium Lactate + Potassium Chloride + Calcium Chloride Adverse Event Insights

54 reports name Sodium Chloride + Sodium Lactate + Potassium Chloride + Calcium Chloride; 7 recorded a death outcome (13.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Sodium Chloride + Sodium Lactate + Potassium Chloride + Calcium Chloride. Administration routes: Intravenous, Subcutaneous, Unknown, Parenteral.

By species: Cat (28 reports), Dog (26 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (12), Domestic Longhair (6), Retriever - Labrador (4).

Leading clinical signs: Weight loss (8), Not eating (8), Vomiting (8), Behavioural disorder NOS (7). Outcome, 54 coded reports: Outcome Unknown leads at 29.6%.

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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