Didn't work as expected after Doxycycline in cats
35 reports to the FDA describe didn't work as expected in cats given Doxycycline. That is 14% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
35Reports
66%Marked serious
17%Recovered
23%Died or euthanised
14 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Doxycycline treats bacterial and tick-borne infections.
Questions owners ask
- Can Doxycycline cause didn't work as expected in cats?
- 35 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 14 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
- Didn't work as expected after Cefovecin (Convenia) 1,260 reports · 15% of its reports
- Didn't work as expected after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 410 reports · 17% of its reports
- Didn't work as expected after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 51 reports · 3.2% of its reports
- Didn't work as expected after Amoxicillin 49 reports · 9.6% of its reports
- Didn't work as expected after Metronidazole 33 reports · 8.4% of its reports
All reported side effects of Doxycycline in cats · Medicines most reported with didn't work as expected