Chondroitin + Glucosamine side effects in cats

219 reports sent to the FDA between 2007 and 2026 involve Chondroitin + Glucosamine in cats. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy. 52% were marked serious.

219Reports
52%Marked serious
0.9%Only medicine involved
21%Recovered
17%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

58 26%
37 17%
23 11%
Hair loss
16 7.3%
Behaviour change
16 7.3%
Weakness
13 5.9%
Breathing problems
12 5.5%
Skin scab
12 5.5%
Blood problems
11 5.0%
Abnormal radiograph finding
11 5.0%
Diarrhea
10 4.6%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't stop fleas
4 1.8%
Didn't stop mites
1 0.5%

How soon problems started

Same day
24 15%
1–2 days
19 12%
3–7 days
12 7.3%
1–4 weeks
22 13%
Over a month
87 53%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (164 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
45 21%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 0.9%
Still unwell when reported
89 41%
Died
8 3.7%
Euthanised
29 13%
Not known
46 21%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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