Hiding after Buprenorphine in cats

337 reports to the FDA describe hiding in cats given Buprenorphine. That is 6.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.4% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

337Reports

36%Marked serious

26%Recovered

13%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

159 50%

1–2 days

94 30%

3–7 days

25 7.9%

1–4 weeks

21 6.7%

Over a month

16 5.1%

How the animals did

Recovered

88 26%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.3%

Still unwell when reported

129 38%

Died

22 6.5%

Euthanised

23 6.8%

Not known

74 22%

Problems reported at the same time

221 66%

120 36%

90 27%

77 23%

Restlessness or agitation

66 20%

Not drinking

56 17%

Death

44 13%

Dysphoria

38 11%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

101

About this medicine

Buprenorphine pain relief (an opioid).

Questions owners ask

Can Buprenorphine cause hiding in cats?: 337 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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