Adequan side effects in cats

54 reports sent to the FDA between 2019 and 2025 involve Adequan in cats. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, vomiting, kidney problems. 78% were marked serious.

54Reports
78%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
13%Recovered
19%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Loss of appetite
13 24%
Vomiting
11 20%
Kidney problems
10 19%
Itching
8 15%
Blood problems
7 13%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
7 13%
Lethargy
6 11%
Urinary tract infection
5 9.3%
Diarrhea
4 7.4%
Constipation
4 7.4%
Hiding
4 7.4%
Weakness
4 7.4%
Skin scab
4 7.4%
Lateral recumbency
4 7.4%
Skin rash or irritation
4 7.4%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
6 11%

How soon problems started

Same day
7 15%
1–2 days
6 13%
3–7 days
4 8.7%
1–4 weeks
11 24%
Over a month
18 39%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (46 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
7 13%
Still unwell when reported
36 67%
Died
2 3.7%
Euthanised
8 15%
Not known
1 1.9%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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