Adipsia after Cefovecin (Convenia) in cats

255 reports to the FDA describe adipsia in cats given Cefovecin. That is 2.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.9% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

255Reports

49%Marked serious

5.1%Recovered

38%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

77 38%

1–2 days

55 27%

3–7 days

34 17%

1–4 weeks

28 14%

Over a month

8 4.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

13 5.1%

Still unwell when reported

74 29%

Died

53 21%

Euthanised

45 18%

Not known

70 27%

Problems reported at the same time

245 96%

164 64%

98 38%

49 19%

47 18%

45 18%

44 17%

43 17%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Cefovecin a long-acting antibiotic injection.

Products with this ingredient include Convenia. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Cefovecin cause adipsia in cats?: 255 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 1 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).

Adipsia with similar medicines

Adipsia after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 43 reports · 1.8% of its reports
Adipsia after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 23 reports · 1.5% of its reports

All reported side effects of Cefovecin in cats · Medicines most reported with adipsia