Hypothermia after Ketamine in cats
The FDA has received 129 reports of hypothermia in cats after Ketamine. That is 4.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
129Reports
54%Marked serious
20%Recovered
39%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 Ketamine cause hypothermia in cats?
- 129 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).
Hypothermia with similar medicines
- Hypothermia after Butorphanol 117 reports · 5.2% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Isoflurane 116 reports · 5.7% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Tiletamine + Zolazepam 77 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Methylprednisolone 51 reports · 3.2% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Propofol 50 reports · 4.3% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Atipamezole 66 reports · 6.4% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Midazolam 46 reports · 6.1% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Medetomidine 27 reports · 5.5% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Alfaxalone 26 reports · 5.5% of its reports
- Hypothermia after Sevoflurane 22 reports · 5.7% of its reports
All reported side effects of Ketamine in cats · Medicines most reported with hypothermia