Tachycardia after Butorphanol in cats

65 reports to the FDA describe tachycardia in cats given Butorphanol. That is 2.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

65Reports
51%Marked serious
18%Recovered
26%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
38 69%
1–2 days
10 18%
3–7 days
4 7.3%
1–4 weeks
2 3.6%
Over a month
1 1.8%

How the animals did

Recovered
12 18%
Still unwell when reported
22 34%
Died
7 11%
Euthanised
10 15%
Not known
14 22%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
20
1–3 years
9
4–7 years
9
8–11 years
15
12+ years
8

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Butorphanol cause tachycardia in cats?
65 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).

Tachycardia with similar medicines

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