Death after Fipronil in cats
The FDA has received 22 reports of death in cats after Fipronil. That is 4.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.9% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
22Reports
100%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
100%Died or euthanised
14 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Fipronil kills fleas and ticks (spot-on).
Questions owners ask
- Can Fipronil cause death in cats?
- 22 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).
Death with similar medicines
- Death after Spinosad (Comfortis) 322 reports · 2.8% of its reports
- Death after Nitenpyram (Capstar) 403 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Death after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 377 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Death after Lufenuron 88 reports · 7.9% of its reports
- Death after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) 32 reports · 4.7% of its reports
- Death after Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen 29 reports · 4.4% of its reports
- Death after Fipronil + S-methoprene (Frontline Plus) 20 reports · 5.4% of its reports
All reported side effects of Fipronil in cats · Medicines most reported with death