Loss of appetite after Fipronil in cats
The FDA has received 37 reports of loss of appetite in cats after Fipronil. That is 7.4% 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.
37Reports
65%Marked serious
35%Recovered
16%Died or euthanised
4 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Fipronil kills fleas and ticks (spot-on).
Questions owners ask
- Can Fipronil cause loss of appetite in cats?
- 37 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 4 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).
Loss of appetite with similar medicines
- Loss of appetite after Spinosad (Comfortis) 632 reports · 5.5% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Nitenpyram (Capstar) 573 reports · 6.6% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 901 reports · 11% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Lufenuron 207 reports · 19% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) 58 reports · 8.6% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen 54 reports · 8.2% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Fipronil + S-methoprene (Frontline Plus) 29 reports · 7.9% of its reports
- Loss of appetite after Imidacloprid 24 reports · 9.5% of its reports
All reported side effects of Fipronil in cats · Medicines most reported with loss of appetite