Pr-heart, lesion(s) after Ketamine in cats

The FDA has received 27 reports of pr-heart, lesion(s) in cats after Ketamine. That is 0.8% 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.

27Reports

15%Marked serious

0.0%Recovered

100%Died or euthanised

–Typical onset

How the animals did

Died

26 96%

Euthanised

1 3.7%

Problems reported at the same time

Death

27 100%

Cardiac arrest

12 44%

Pr-lung(s), lesion(s)

9 33%

7 26%

6 22%

5 19%

4 15%

3 11%

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 pr-heart, lesion(s) in cats?: 27 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.
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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