Your Role in Reporting Your Dog’s Bad Reaction to a Product

If you don’t report harm potentially caused by a medicine or device, the next person’s dog might be harmed unnecessarily.

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© Svetikova | Bigstock If you believe your dog has reacted poorly to a food, vaccine, or drug, call your vet to see about reporting it to the appropriate government agency.

Your dog has a bad reaction after eating a certain food, getting a particular vaccine, having a topical applied to ward off ticks or other parasites, or undergoing home treatment with a device that is supped to relieve pain or heal a wound. Does the adverse reaction have to be reported? No. There is no legal requirement. Should it be? Yes.

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