Didn't work as expected after Clindamycin in cats

27 reports to the FDA describe didn't work as expected in cats given Clindamycin. That is 5.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

27Reports
44%Marked serious
11%Recovered
26%Died or euthanised
9 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
1 5.6%
1–2 days
3 17%
3–7 days
5 28%
1–4 weeks
5 28%
Over a month
4 22%

How the animals did

Recovered
3 11%
Still unwell when reported
6 22%
Died
4 15%
Euthanised
3 11%
Not known
11 41%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
4
1–3 years
1
4–7 years
6
8–11 years
5
12+ years
8

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Clindamycin cause didn't work as expected in cats?
27 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 9 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).

Didn't work as expected with similar medicines

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