Loss of appetite after Amlodipine in cats

The FDA has received 101 reports of loss of appetite in cats after Amlodipine. That is 26% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 14% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

101Reports
56%Marked serious
14%Recovered
26%Died or euthanised
8 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
20 26%
1–2 days
10 13%
3–7 days
7 9.1%
1–4 weeks
15 19%
Over a month
25 32%

How the animals did

Recovered
14 14%
Still unwell when reported
40 40%
Died
11 11%
Euthanised
15 15%
Not known
21 21%

Problems reported at the same time

42 42%
37 37%
25 25%
14 14%
Dehydration
11 11%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
1
4–7 years
7
8–11 years
7
12+ years
82

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Amlodipine cause loss of appetite in cats?
101 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 8 days 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).

Loss of appetite with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Amlodipine in cats · Medicines most reported with loss of appetite