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Ingredients / Oxytetracycline

Oxytetracycline: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

2,258Total reports
85Dog reports
181Cat 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

19871
19882
19896
199012
199121
199216
199318
199420
199532
199653
199737
199883
199959
200088
200153
200238
200380
200495
2005131
2006153
2007220
2008112
200965
201060
201156
201227
201327
201440
201534
201644
201752
201861
201990
2020102
202164
202266
202350
202458
202525
20267

Species named in reports

Cattle844
Not given700
Cat181
Chicken141
Human111
Dog85
Horse66
Goat34

Signs reported after Oxytetracycline

Death463
Anaphylaxis231
Color, Abnormal225
Solution, Abnormal211
Injection site swelling173
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS172
Collapse (see also Cardio-vascular and Systemic disorders)102
Accidental exposure81
Dyspnoea76
Vials, Damaged76
Unclassifiable adverse event68
Hypersalivation64
No sign63
Injection site pain56
Lack of efficacy - NOS55
Recumbency54
Containers, Damaged51
Vomiting48
Seal, Abnormal47
Anorexia42
Eyelid oedema39
Diarrhoea38
Granules/Powder, Abnormal37
Vials, Leaking36
Death by euthanasia36

Breeds named in reports

Crossbred Bovine/Cattle215
Chicken (unknown)140
Aberdeen Angus139
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein138
Cattle (unknown)136
Domestic (unspecified)60
Domestic Shorthair52
Mixed (Cattle)49
Cattle (other)45
Hereford cattle32
Cat (other)20
Goat (unknown)19
Thoroughbred18
Other Birds (unknown)17
Limousin14

Reported outcomes

Died529
Recovered/Normal160
Outcome Unknown146
Ongoing81
Euthanized25
Recovered with Sequela6

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