Retinal disorder after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) in cats

The FDA has received 243 reports of retinal disorder in cats after Enrofloxacin. That is 15% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

243Reports

3.3%Marked serious

0.8%Recovered

5.3%Died or euthanised

–Typical onset

How the animals did

Recovered with lasting effects

2 0.8%

Died

12 4.9%

Euthanised

1 0.4%

Not known

228 94%

Problems reported at the same time

Eye or vision problems

237 98%

Peripheral nervous system disorder

73 30%

47 19%

16 6.6%

15 6.2%

15 6.2%

13 5.3%

13 5.3%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Enrofloxacin treats bacterial infections.

Products with this ingredient include Baytril. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Enrofloxacin cause retinal disorder in cats?: 243 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.
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).

Retinal disorder with similar medicines

Retinal disorder after Cefovecin (Convenia) 21 reports · 0.2% of its reports

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