Elevated temperature after Buprenorphine in cats

208 reports to the FDA describe elevated temperature in cats given Buprenorphine. That is 3.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

208Reports

28%Marked serious

42%Recovered

5.8%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

130 68%

1–2 days

45 24%

3–7 days

10 5.2%

1–4 weeks

3 1.6%

Over a month

3 1.6%

How the animals did

Recovered

87 42%

Still unwell when reported

71 34%

Died

4 1.9%

Euthanised

8 3.8%

Not known

38 18%

Problems reported at the same time

57 27%

40 19%

39 19%

31 15%

Restlessness or agitation

28 13%

Breathing problems

22 11%

Vocalising

17 8.2%

Weight loss

16 7.7%

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 elevated temperature in cats?: 208 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).

Elevated temperature with similar medicines

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