Weight loss after Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) in cats

1,090 reports to the FDA describe weight loss in cats given Bexagliflozin. That is 27% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 4.6% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

1,090Reports

28%Marked serious

5.0%Recovered

8.8%Died or euthanised

14 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

79 8.2%

1–2 days

84 8.7%

3–7 days

249 26%

1–4 weeks

223 23%

Over a month

330 34%

How the animals did

Recovered

54 5.0%

Still unwell when reported

545 50%

Died

14 1.3%

Euthanised

82 7.5%

Not known

395 36%

Problems reported at the same time

493 45%

316 29%

313 29%

193 18%

182 17%

176 16%

176 16%

155 14%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

108

8–11 years

394

12+ years

528

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 weight loss in cats?: 1,090 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 14 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).

Weight loss with similar medicines

Weight loss after Velagliflozin (Senvelgo) 1,169 reports · 24% of its reports
Weight loss after Insulin 196 reports · 5.2% of its reports
Weight loss after Methimazole 247 reports · 14% of its reports

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