Dilated pupils after Butorphanol in cats

The FDA has received 131 reports of dilated pupils in cats after Butorphanol. That is 5.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.4% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

131Reports
50%Marked serious
33%Recovered
15%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
82 65%
1–2 days
32 25%
3–7 days
9 7.1%
1–4 weeks
2 1.6%
Over a month
2 1.6%

How the animals did

Recovered
42 32%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 0.8%
Still unwell when reported
58 44%
Died
15 11%
Euthanised
4 3.1%
Not known
11 8.4%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
19
1–3 years
21
4–7 years
35
8–11 years
22
12+ years
29

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Butorphanol cause dilated pupils in cats?
131 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).

Dilated pupils with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Butorphanol in cats · Medicines most reported with dilated pupils