Seizures after Butorphanol in cats

The FDA has received 100 reports of seizures in cats after Butorphanol. That is 4.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.6% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

100Reports
72%Marked serious
25%Recovered
39%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
48 67%
1–2 days
15 21%
3–7 days
5 6.9%
1–4 weeks
3 4.2%
Over a month
1 1.4%

How the animals did

Recovered
24 24%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 1.0%
Still unwell when reported
20 20%
Died
24 24%
Euthanised
15 15%
Not known
16 16%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
26
1–3 years
26
4–7 years
14
8–11 years
9
12+ years
13

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Butorphanol cause seizures in cats?
100 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).

Seizures with similar medicines

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