Not drinking after Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) in cats

The FDA has received 55 reports of not drinking in cats after Bexagliflozin. That is 1.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.1% across reports for all cat medicines.

55Reports

65%Marked serious

9.1%Recovered

33%Died or euthanised

5 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

8 16%

1–2 days

7 14%

3–7 days

16 33%

1–4 weeks

7 14%

Over a month

11 22%

How the animals did

Recovered

5 9.1%

Still unwell when reported

23 42%

Died

3 5.5%

Euthanised

15 27%

Not known

9 16%

Problems reported at the same time

50 91%

28 51%

28 51%

22 40%

20 36%

18 33%

Diabetic ketoacidosis

17 31%

Hyperglycaemia

15 27%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

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 not drinking in cats?: 55 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 5 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).

Not drinking with similar medicines

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