Death after Clindamycin in cats

The FDA has received 116 reports of death in cats after Clindamycin. That is 25% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.9% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

116Reports
78%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
100%Died or euthanised
3 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
17 20%
1–2 days
23 28%
3–7 days
20 24%
1–4 weeks
19 23%
Over a month
4 4.8%

How the animals did

Died
73 63%
Euthanised
43 37%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
16
1–3 years
8
4–7 years
23
8–11 years
22
12+ years
40

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Clindamycin cause death in cats?
116 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 3 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).

Death with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Clindamycin in cats · Medicines most reported with death