Abnormal menace reflex test after Ketamine in cats

22 reports to the FDA describe abnormal menace reflex test in cats given Ketamine. That is 0.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

22Reports

91%Marked serious

27%Recovered

27%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

13 65%

1–2 days

6 30%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

1 5.0%

Over a month

0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

5 23%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 4.5%

Still unwell when reported

9 41%

Died

3 14%

Euthanised

3 14%

Not known

1 4.5%

Problems reported at the same time

Eye or vision problems

11 50%

7 32%

7 32%

6 27%

6 27%

5 23%

5 23%

Restlessness or agitation

4 18%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Ketamine cause abnormal menace reflex test in cats?: 22 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).

Abnormal menace reflex test with similar medicines

Abnormal menace reflex test after Isoflurane 22 reports · 1.1% of its reports
Abnormal menace reflex test after Orbifloxacin 20 reports · 2.9% of its reports

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