Vomiting after Chondroitin + Glucosamine in cats

The FDA has received 58 reports of vomiting in cats after Chondroitin + Glucosamine. That is 26% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 18% across reports for all cat medicines.

58Reports
33%Marked serious
50%Recovered
8.6%Died or euthanised
59 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
8 19%
1–2 days
4 9.3%
3–7 days
1 2.3%
1–4 weeks
3 7.0%
Over a month
27 63%

How the animals did

Recovered
29 50%
Still unwell when reported
18 31%
Euthanised
5 8.6%
Not known
6 10%

Problems reported at the same time

5 8.6%
Diarrhea
4 6.9%
Hiding
4 6.9%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
0
1–3 years
1
4–7 years
4
8–11 years
10
12+ years
43

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Chondroitin + Glucosamine cause vomiting in cats?
58 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 59 days 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).

Vomiting with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Chondroitin + Glucosamine in cats · Medicines most reported with vomiting