Elevated temperature after Acepromazine in cats

29 reports to the FDA describe elevated temperature in cats given Acepromazine. That is 4.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

29Reports
41%Marked serious
41%Recovered
6.9%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
18 64%
1–2 days
10 36%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
0 0.0%
Over a month
0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered
12 41%
Still unwell when reported
8 28%
Euthanised
2 6.9%
Not known
7 24%

Problems reported at the same time

Vocalising
5 17%
Hyperglycaemia
4 14%
Tachycardia
4 14%
4 14%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
16
1–3 years
5
4–7 years
6
8–11 years
1
12+ years
1

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Acepromazine cause elevated temperature in cats?
29 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?
In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
What should I do?
Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Elevated temperature with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Acepromazine in cats · Medicines most reported with elevated temperature