Head shake - ear disorder after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine in cats

24 reports to the FDA describe head shake - ear disorder in cats given Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine. That is 9.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

24Reports

71%Marked serious

13%Recovered

4.2%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

9 41%

1–2 days

5 23%

3–7 days

4 18%

1–4 weeks

1 4.5%

Over a month

3 14%

How the animals did

Recovered with lasting effects

3 13%

Still unwell when reported

8 33%

Euthanised

1 4.2%

Not known

12 50%

Problems reported at the same time

Loss of appetite

14 58%

Wobbliness (ataxia)

8 33%

Itching

7 29%

Third eyelid protrusion

7 29%

Horner's syndrome

6 25%

Falling

6 25%

Ear discharge

6 25%

Head tilt - ear disorder

5 21%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine cause head shake - ear disorder in cats?: 24 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 1 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).

Head shake - ear disorder with similar medicines

Head shake - ear disorder after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 66 reports · 9.5% of its reports

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