Vomiting after Atipamezole in cats

The FDA has received 58 reports of vomiting in cats after Atipamezole. That is 5.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 18% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

58Reports
33%Marked serious
22%Recovered
21%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
21 68%
1–2 days
5 16%
3–7 days
1 3.2%
1–4 weeks
0 0.0%
Over a month
4 13%

How the animals did

Recovered
13 22%
Still unwell when reported
8 14%
Died
8 14%
Euthanised
4 6.9%
Not known
25 43%

Problems reported at the same time

12 21%
11 19%
Dehydration
6 10%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
11
1–3 years
9
4–7 years
15
8–11 years
10
12+ years
7

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Atipamezole cause vomiting in cats?
58 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).

Vomiting with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Atipamezole in cats · Medicines most reported with vomiting