Diarrhea after Insulin in cats

197 reports to the FDA describe diarrhea in cats given Insulin. That is 5.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.1% across reports for all cat medicines.

197Reports

40%Marked serious

19%Recovered

13%Died or euthanised

12 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

22 22%

1–2 days

17 17%

3–7 days

10 10%

1–4 weeks

17 17%

Over a month

33 33%

How the animals did

Recovered

36 18%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.5%

Still unwell when reported

45 23%

Died

11 5.6%

Euthanised

15 7.6%

Not known

89 45%

Problems reported at the same time

Vomiting

76 39%

Loss of appetite

63 32%

Didn't work as expected

46 23%

42 21%

32 16%

26 13%

23 12%

22 11%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

103

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause diarrhea in cats?: 197 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 12 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).

Diarrhea with similar medicines

Diarrhea after Velagliflozin (Senvelgo) 766 reports · 16% of its reports
Diarrhea after Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) 775 reports · 19% of its reports
Diarrhea after Methimazole 111 reports · 6.2% of its reports

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