Not drinking after Insulin in cats

30 reports to the FDA describe not drinking in cats given Insulin. That is 0.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.1% across reports for all cat medicines.

30Reports

97%Marked serious

20%Recovered

43%Died or euthanised

11 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

4 21%

1–2 days

4 21%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

4 21%

Over a month

7 37%

How the animals did

Recovered

6 20%

Still unwell when reported

5 17%

Died

2 6.7%

Euthanised

11 37%

Not known

6 20%

Problems reported at the same time

25 83%

16 53%

13 43%

10 33%

10 33%

9 30%

8 27%

8 27%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause not drinking in cats?: 30 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 11 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).

Not drinking with similar medicines

Not drinking after Velagliflozin (Senvelgo) 30 reports · 0.6% of its reports
Not drinking after Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) 55 reports · 1.4% of its reports
Not drinking after Methimazole 42 reports · 2.4% of its reports

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