Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Cefovecin

Cefovecin: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

13,452Total reports
3,777Dog reports
8,674Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

2008436
2009615
2010586
2011589
2012705
2013794
2014792
2015800
2016827
2017803
2018720
2019778
2020763
2021571
2022638
2023797
2024972
2025897
2026368

Species named in reports

Cat8,674
Dog3,777
Not given933
Human35
Guinea Pig9
Other3
Rabbit3
Ferret3

Signs reported after Cefovecin

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)2,443
Vomiting1,877
Anorexia1,866
Death1,456
Death by euthanasia1,102
Diarrhoea981
Weight loss935
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS867
Fever850
Ataxia824
Anaemia NOS792
Lack of efficacy - NOS783
Not eating776
Other abnormal test result NOS733
Behavioural disorder NOS678
Decreased appetite606
Seizure NOS605
Depression585
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)548
Dehydration537
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)505
Abnormal radiograph finding488
Leucocytosis NOS455
Vocalisation446
Color, Abnormal420

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair4,416
Domestic (unspecified)1,248
Domestic Longhair613
Cat (other)512
Cat (unknown)457
Dog (unknown)398
Domestic Mediumhair389
Chihuahua317
Siamese287
Terrier - Yorkshire283
Shih Tzu257
Poodle (unspecified)174
Retriever - Labrador161
Maltese157
Dachshund (unspecified)150

Reported outcomes

Ongoing4,729
Outcome Unknown1,835
Died1,789
Recovered/Normal1,547
Euthanized892
Recovered with Sequela33

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