Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Tramadol

Tramadol: FDA adverse event reports for pets

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

3,697Total reports
3,648Dog reports
33Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

No matching Green Book entry is supplied in this dataset. This alone does not establish regulatory status.

No Green Book record matches this ingredient name. It may be a human medicine used by veterinarians, a compounded product, a supplement or a product regulated by another agency; this alone does not establish regulatory status.

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

20062
20083
20094
20102
201125
2012402
2013463
2014286
2015278
2016392
2017552
2018357
2019180
2020110
202191
202280
202375
2024217
2025131
202647

Species named in reports

Dog3,648
Cat33
Human9
Not given2
Parrot2
Other Canids1
Other1
Rabbit1

Signs reported after Tramadol

Vomiting786
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)767
Other abnormal test result NOS492
Anorexia459
Diarrhoea445
Death by euthanasia403
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)338
Emesis327
Lack of efficacy - NOS303
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)297
Weight loss263
Decreased appetite250
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)232
Elevated liver enzymes214
Death211
Elevated creatinine207
Panting202
Abnormal radiograph finding196
Not eating191
Abnormal ultrasound finding186
Seizure NOS181
Elevated total bilirubin175
Behavioural disorder NOS163
Leucocytosis NOS154
Pain NOS154

Breeds named in reports

Retriever - Labrador764
Dog (unknown)420
Crossbred Canine/dog204
Shepherd Dog - German201
Retriever - Golden162
Boxer (German Boxer)117
Rottweiler87
Beagle85
Chihuahua82
Terrier - Bull - American Pit81
Shepherd Dog - Australian80
Shih Tzu75
Siberian Husky71
Collie - Border70
Mixed (Dog)57

Reported outcomes

Ongoing1,254
Recovered/Normal953
Outcome Unknown770
Euthanized407
Died233
Recovered with Sequela70

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