Vestibular disorder after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine in cats

25 reports to the FDA describe vestibular disorder in cats given Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine. That is 9.7% 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.

25Reports

88%Marked serious

8.0%Recovered

4.0%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

7 30%

1–2 days

8 35%

3–7 days

6 26%

1–4 weeks

2 8.7%

Over a month

0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

1 4.0%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 4.0%

Still unwell when reported

9 36%

Euthanised

1 4.0%

Not known

13 52%

Problems reported at the same time

16 64%

8 32%

8 32%

8 32%

7 28%

Third eyelid protrusion

6 24%

Head tilt - ear disorder

5 20%

Hiding

4 16%

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 vestibular disorder in cats?: 25 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).

Vestibular disorder with similar medicines

Vestibular disorder after Tiletamine + Zolazepam 22 reports · 1.3% of its reports
Vestibular disorder after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 91 reports · 13% of its reports

All reported side effects of Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine in cats · Medicines most reported with vestibular disorder