Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride

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3,173 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.
3,173
Total Reports
22
Deaths Reported
70.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousIntravenous

Species Affected

Unknown 3,083
Dog 57
Cat 15
Horse 10
Rabbit 8

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 3,083
Dog (unknown) 9
Domestic Shorthair 8
Retriever - Labrador 8
Paint 3
Pug 3
Siberian Husky 3
Crossbred rabbit 3
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 3

Most Reported Reactions

Containers, Damaged 2,784
Containers, Leaking 2,360
Underfilling, Container 44
Vials, Leaking 43
Product problem 16
Containers, Abnormal 14
Pain NOS 12
Vomiting 11
Contamination NOS 11
Death 10
Death by euthanasia 10
Seal, Abnormal 9

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
36 (40.0%)
Outcome Unknown
22 (24.4%)
Died
12 (13.3%)
Euthanized
10 (11.1%)
Ongoing
9 (10.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 3,173
Reports involving death 22
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 70.0%
Distinct species in reports 5
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.

Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 3,173 adverse event reports referencing Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, including 22 reports in which the animal died — a 70.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Subcutaneous, Intravenous. 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 Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride reports are Unknown (3,083 reports), Dog (57 reports), Cat (15 reports), with Unknown accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Unknown (3,083), Dog (unknown) (9), Domestic Shorthair (8) 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 Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride are Containers, Damaged (2,784), Containers, Leaking (2,360), Underfilling, Container (44), Vials, Leaking (43). Of the 90 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal 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 Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride.

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