Light mineral oil

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This page reprints a manufacturer label. Everything below in quotation marks is copied from PHOENIX MINERAL OIL LIGHT, published by FDA and retrieved on 2026-09-16. Nothing has been added, reworded or left out of the sections shown. It is the manufacturer’s label, reproduced as published.

This page reprints the FDA label for PHOENIX MINERAL OIL LIGHT by Phoenix Pharmaceutical Inc./Clipper Distributing, Inc, a light mineral oil product labelled for dogs and cats. The sections below are copied from that label without change, with the set id and the date it was retrieved from DailyMed. 1 other stored label carries the same active ingredient and is listed at the end.

The label

Product: PHOENIX MINERAL OIL LIGHT. Manufacturer: Phoenix Pharmaceutical Inc./Clipper Distributing, Inc. FDA Structured Product Label set id fad02e6f-4735-4e6b-8afd-d61db6533c2a. Label effective 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the DailyMed animal label release, and readable on DailyMed.

Indications

For use asd a mild laxative. Softens and lubricates stools to help relive simple constipation.

Dosage and Administration

Suggested dosage for oral administration, according to size of animal. Adult Cattle and Horses – 1 pint to 2 quarts. Calves and Colts – 2 to 4 fl. oz. Pigs, Sheep and Goats – 1 to 10 fl. oz. Dogs - 1 tsp – 4 tbsp. Cats – ½ to 2 tsp. BOTTLE LABEL

Other labels for this ingredient

These labels are also stored for the same active ingredient. They are not identical to the one reprinted above, and each is listed by product and set id rather than merged with it.

  • MINERAL OIL LIGHT, Agri Laboratories Ltd. Set id 83006b14-dff6-4443-9121-caf74b7aafdf.

FDA adverse event reports

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine publishes the adverse event reports it receives through openFDA. The counts below are the reports naming light mineral oil as an active ingredient for each species this label names, as returned on 2026-09-16, coded by the VeDDRA reaction term the reporter chose. Reactions are counted per report, so one report can appear under several terms.

These are counts, not rates. Reporting is voluntary, the number of animals treated is not known, and a widely used product accumulates reports for that reason alone. A report records that an event followed a dose; it does not establish that the product caused it. The counts say nothing about how one product compares with another.

Dogs: 5 reports

Reactions most often coded in dogs, 5 reports
VeDDRA reaction termReports
Cloudy eye (for Miosis, Mydriasis, Anisocoria, Nystagmus - see 'Neurological')2
Anal sac disorder1
Application site irritation1
Cold feeling to the touch1
Death by euthanasia1
Ear canal inflammation1
Eye disorder NOS (for photophobia see 'neurological')1
Impaired vision1
Lack of efficacy - NOS1
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)1
Not eating1
Otorrhoea1
Staggering1
Star-gazing1

Outcome as recorded by the reporter: Outcome Unknown 2; Euthanized 1; Recovered with Sequela 1; Recovered/Normal 1.

Queries: reports, reactions, outcomes. Dataset: openFDA Animal and Veterinary Adverse Event Reports.

Cats: 2 reports

Reactions most often coded in cats, 2 reports
VeDDRA reaction termReports
Death by euthanasia2
Abnormal radiograph finding1
Blindness1
Constipation1
Cyanosis1
Dull1
Dyspnoea1
Enlarged liver1
Gastric distension1
Hypersalivation1
Mental impairment NOS1
Pulmonary disorder NOS1
Pulmonary oedema1
Twitching1

Outcome as recorded by the reporter: Euthanized 2.

Queries: reports, reactions, outcomes. Dataset: openFDA Animal and Veterinary Adverse Event Reports.

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