Diarrhea after Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) in cats

The FDA has received 775 reports of diarrhea in cats after Bexagliflozin. That is 19% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.1% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

775Reports

18%Marked serious

10%Recovered

4.3%Died or euthanised

6 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

128 18%

1–2 days

135 19%

3–7 days

142 20%

1–4 weeks

131 18%

Over a month

190 26%

How the animals did

Recovered

78 10%

Still unwell when reported

425 55%

Died

1 0.1%

Euthanised

32 4.1%

Not known

239 31%

Problems reported at the same time

198 26%

193 25%

171 22%

166 21%

144 19%

79 10%

74 9.5%

Didn't work as expected

68 8.8%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

104

8–11 years

311

12+ years

280

About this medicine

Bexagliflozin treats diabetes in cats (oral, an SGLT2 inhibitor).

Products with this ingredient include Bexacat. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Bexagliflozin cause diarrhea in cats?: 775 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 6 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).

Diarrhea with similar medicines

Diarrhea after Velagliflozin (Senvelgo) 766 reports · 16% of its reports
Diarrhea after Insulin 197 reports · 5.3% of its reports
Diarrhea after Methimazole 111 reports · 6.2% of its reports

All reported side effects of Bexagliflozin in cats · Medicines most reported with diarrhea