Hair loss after Feline Leukemia Vaccine in cats
The FDA has received 69 reports of hair loss in cats after Feline Leukemia Vaccine. That is 8.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 14% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
69Reports
64%Marked serious
36%Recovered
4.3%Died or euthanised
2 daysTypical onset
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How the animals did
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Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: vaccine.
Mild, short-lived lethargy, soreness or a small lump at the injection site are the most commonly reported vaccine reactions.
Questions owners ask
- Can Feline Leukemia Vaccine cause hair loss in cats?
- 69 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 2 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).
Hair loss with similar medicines
- Hair loss after Rabies Vaccine 272 reports · 11% of its reports
- Hair loss after Feline Core Vaccine 105 reports · 6.8% of its reports
- Hair loss after Distemper-parvo Vaccine 52 reports · 19% of its reports
All reported side effects of Feline Leukemia Vaccine in cats · Medicines most reported with hair loss