Apnoea after Isoflurane in cats
74 reports to the FDA describe apnoea in cats given Isoflurane. That is 3.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
74Reports
49%Marked serious
15%Recovered
57%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Isoflurane cause apnoea in cats?
- 74 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 the same day 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).
Apnoea with similar medicines
- Apnoea after Ketamine 204 reports · 6.3% of its reports
- Apnoea after Butorphanol 90 reports · 4.0% of its reports
- Apnoea after Tiletamine + Zolazepam 152 reports · 9.2% of its reports
- Apnoea after Propofol 63 reports · 5.4% of its reports
- Apnoea after Atipamezole 30 reports · 2.9% of its reports
- Apnoea after Acepromazine 27 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Apnoea after Medetomidine 35 reports · 7.1% of its reports
- Apnoea after Sevoflurane 38 reports · 9.8% of its reports
All reported side effects of Isoflurane in cats · Medicines most reported with apnoea