Loss of appetite after Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen in cats
The FDA has received 54 reports of loss of appetite in cats after Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen. That is 8.2% 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.
54Reports
78%Marked serious
22%Recovered
20%Died or euthanised
7 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Imidacloprid kills fleas (spot-on or collar).
Questions owners ask
- Can Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen cause loss of appetite in cats?
- 54 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 7 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 Fipronil 37 reports · 7.4% 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 Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen in cats · Medicines most reported with loss of appetite