Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Clindamycin

Clindamycin: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

1,832Total reports
1,083Dog reports
453Cat 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

19878
19883
198911
19903
19918
19928
19939
19949
19958
19968
199718
19988
19997
20006
200112
200212
200321
200442
200538
200626
200734
200830
200927
201021
201138
201289
2013134
201478
201582
2016117
2017107
2018108
201981
202081
202167
202258
202366
2024146
2025136
202667

Species named in reports

Dog1,083
Cat453
Not given280
Human13
Other2
Horse1

Signs reported after Clindamycin

Vomiting263
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)247
Anorexia193
Death by euthanasia160
Death147
Other abnormal test result NOS142
Diarrhoea141
Ataxia107
Weight loss104
Seal, Abnormal104
Not eating100
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)93
Anaemia NOS84
Lack of efficacy - NOS84
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)80
Depression78
Seizure NOS77
Leucocytosis NOS76
Emesis76
Decreased appetite75
Fever71
Neutrophilia65
Abnormal radiograph finding65
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)64
Behavioural disorder NOS63

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair185
Dog (unknown)128
Domestic (unspecified)104
Retriever - Labrador100
Crossbred Canine/dog71
Chihuahua61
Poodle (unspecified)46
Terrier - Yorkshire43
Cat (unknown)40
Dachshund (unspecified)40
Shih Tzu40
Shepherd Dog - German39
Retriever - Golden31
Boxer (German Boxer)26
Maltese26

Reported outcomes

Ongoing428
Recovered/Normal281
Outcome Unknown220
Died183
Euthanized136
Recovered with Sequela22

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