Loss of appetite after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine in cats

The FDA has received 114 reports of loss of appetite in cats after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine. That is 44% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 14% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

114Reports
80%Marked serious
15%Recovered
5.3%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
36 36%
1–2 days
35 35%
3–7 days
12 12%
1–4 weeks
11 11%
Over a month
7 6.9%

How the animals did

Recovered
11 9.6%
Recovered with lasting effects
6 5.3%
Still unwell when reported
44 39%
Died
2 1.8%
Euthanised
4 3.5%
Not known
47 41%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
2
1–3 years
23
4–7 years
32
8–11 years
27
12+ years
29

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine cause loss of appetite in cats?
114 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).

Loss of appetite with similar medicines

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