Death after Fentanyl in cats
The FDA has received 25 reports of death in cats after Fentanyl. That is 30% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.9% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
25Reports
96%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
100%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Fentanyl cause death in cats?
- 25 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 1 day 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).
Death with similar medicines
- Death after Ketamine 808 reports · 25% of its reports
- Death after Butorphanol 524 reports · 23% of its reports
- Death after Isoflurane 377 reports · 19% of its reports
- Death after Tiletamine + Zolazepam 525 reports · 32% of its reports
- Death after Methylprednisolone 325 reports · 20% of its reports
- Death after Propofol 232 reports · 20% of its reports
- Death after Atipamezole 201 reports · 19% of its reports
- Death after Midazolam 117 reports · 16% of its reports
- Death after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 38 reports · 5.5% of its reports
- Death after Orbifloxacin 166 reports · 24% of its reports
All reported side effects of Fentanyl in cats · Medicines most reported with death