Abnormal menace reflex test after Buprenorphine in cats

The FDA has received 36 reports of abnormal menace reflex test in cats after Buprenorphine. That is 0.6% 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.

36Reports

92%Marked serious

31%Recovered

22%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

18 55%

1–2 days

13 39%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

0 0.0%

Over a month

2 6.1%

How the animals did

Recovered

10 28%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 2.8%

Still unwell when reported

15 42%

Died

3 8.3%

Euthanised

5 14%

Not known

2 5.6%

Problems reported at the same time

Eye or vision problems

16 44%

14 39%

14 39%

11 31%

8 22%

8 22%

8 22%

8 22%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Buprenorphine pain relief (an opioid).

Questions owners ask

Can Buprenorphine cause abnormal menace reflex test in cats?: 36 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 the same 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).

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