Ketamine side effects in cats
3,234 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Ketamine in cats. The most reported problems were fever, loss of appetite, cardiac arrest. 33% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 67% of cases.
3,234Reports
33%Marked serious
43%Only medicine involved
24%Recovered
26%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Most reported side effects
Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.
Reports that it didn't work
Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.
How soon problems started
Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (1,835 reports).
How the animals did
Breeds named most often
Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.
- Domestic Shorthair 1,093 reports
- Domestic 736 reports
- Domestic Longhair 160 reports
- Domestic Mediumhair 93 reports
- Cat (other) 91 reports
- Siamese 49 reports
- Persian 34 reports
- Ragdoll 24 reports
- Maine Coon 23 reports
- American Shorthair 15 reports
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