Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Firocoxib

Firocoxib: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

9,445Total reports
7,972Dog reports
52Cat 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

2005351
2006794
20071,268
2008750
2009941
2010577
2011499
2012708
2013559
2014407
2015410
2016370
2017348
2018243
2019182
2020176
2021137
2022143
2023152
2024176
2025175
202677

Species named in reports

Dog7,972
Not given918
Horse462
Cat52
Human34
Mule3
Other2
Donkey2

Signs reported after Firocoxib

Vomiting2,535
Anorexia1,358
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)1,096
Diarrhoea969
Elevated creatinine828
Death801
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)789
Death by euthanasia724
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)721
Depression715
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)639
Other abnormal test result NOS442
Anaemia NOS410
Ataxia378
Polydipsia352
Leucocytosis NOS342
Hyperphosphataemia330
Bloody diarrhoea316
Intestinal perforation316
Weight loss287
Melaena282
INEFFECTIVE, ANALGESIA282
Elevated total bilirubin258
Peritonitis257
Abnormal radiograph finding250

Breeds named in reports

Retriever - Labrador1,245
Crossbred Canine/dog1,204
Dog (unknown)891
Retriever - Golden420
Shepherd Dog - German391
Rottweiler280
Boxer (German Boxer)278
Dog (other)173
Quarter Horse124
Collie - Border116
Pit Bull110
Horse (unknown)105
Beagle104
Shepherd Dog - Australian102
Dachshund (unspecified)97

Reported outcomes

Outcome Unknown1,706
Died1,261
Recovered/Normal889
Ongoing562
Euthanized297
Recovered with Sequela41

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