Didn't work as expected after Ketamine in cats

586 reports to the FDA describe didn't work as expected in cats given Ketamine. That is 18% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

586Reports

22%Marked serious

28%Recovered

7.0%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

182 87%

1–2 days

11 5.2%

3–7 days

6 2.9%

1–4 weeks

7 3.3%

Over a month

4 1.9%

How the animals did

Recovered

166 28%

Still unwell when reported

28 4.8%

Died

27 4.6%

Euthanised

14 2.4%

Not known

351 60%

Problems reported at the same time

Death

33 5.6%

Underdose

17 2.9%

Potency, low

16 2.7%

16 2.7%

15 2.6%

13 2.2%

12 2.0%

11 1.9%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

119

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Ketamine cause didn't work as expected in cats?: 586 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).

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