Wobbliness (ataxia) after Doxycycline in cats
The FDA has received 20 reports of wobbliness (ataxia) in cats after Doxycycline. That is 7.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 4.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
20Reports
65%Marked serious
5.0%Recovered
50%Died or euthanised
3 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Doxycycline treats bacterial and tick-borne infections.
Questions owners ask
- Can Doxycycline cause wobbliness (ataxia) in cats?
- 20 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).
Wobbliness (ataxia) with similar medicines
- Wobbliness (ataxia) after Cefovecin (Convenia) 704 reports · 8.1% of its reports
- Wobbliness (ataxia) after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 145 reports · 6.1% of its reports
- Wobbliness (ataxia) after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 127 reports · 8.0% of its reports
- Wobbliness (ataxia) after Amoxicillin 26 reports · 5.1% of its reports
- Wobbliness (ataxia) after Metronidazole 27 reports · 6.9% of its reports
All reported side effects of Doxycycline in cats · Medicines most reported with wobbliness (ataxia)