Diarrhea after Buprenorphine in cats

171 reports to the FDA describe diarrhea in cats given Buprenorphine. That is 3.1% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.1% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

171Reports

55%Marked serious

26%Recovered

17%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

50 32%

1–2 days

58 37%

3–7 days

23 15%

1–4 weeks

13 8.3%

Over a month

13 8.3%

How the animals did

Recovered

44 26%

Still unwell when reported

71 42%

Died

17 9.9%

Euthanised

12 7.0%

Not known

27 16%

Problems reported at the same time

99 58%

70 41%

53 31%

30 18%

29 17%

29 17%

28 16%

28 16%

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 diarrhea in cats?: 171 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).

Diarrhea with similar medicines

Diarrhea after Dexmedetomidine (Dexdomitor) 67 reports · 2.6% of its reports

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