Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Meloxicam

Meloxicam: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

17,177Total reports
7,979Dog reports
3,613Cat 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

20024
2003169
2004688
2005899
2006867
2007826
2008859
20091,523
20101,218
2011946
20121,777
2013728
2014545
2015494
2016562
2017543
2018480
2019567
2020726
2021428
2022423
2023406
2024624
2025640
2026232

Species named in reports

Dog7,979
Not given5,224
Cat3,613
Human163
Rabbit77
Other Birds20
Guinea Pig13
Cattle13

Signs reported after Meloxicam

Vomiting3,081
Anorexia2,581
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)1,907
Elevated creatinine1,787
Vials, Leaking1,710
Depression1,677
Diarrhoea1,279
Death1,094
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)1,092
Death by euthanasia1,056
Renal failure908
Hyperphosphataemia865
Azotaemia653
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)633
Weight loss627
Anaemia NOS604
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)541
Dispenser, Abnormal539
Dehydration520
Containers, Abnormal487
Caps, Abnormal484
Vials, Damaged483
Seal, Abnormal480
Bloody diarrhoea472
Containers, Damaged456

Breeds named in reports

Domestic (unspecified)1,766
Retriever - Labrador872
Domestic Shorthair800
Crossbred Canine/dog772
Dog (unknown)610
Chihuahua572
Cat (unknown)408
Terrier - Yorkshire400
Shepherd Dog - German289
Retriever - Golden287
Shih Tzu240
Poodle (unspecified)232
Maltese223
Dachshund (unspecified)211
Spitz - German Pomeranian181

Reported outcomes

Recovered/Normal1,791
Died1,720
Outcome Unknown1,515
Ongoing1,318
Euthanized486
Recovered with Sequela83

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