Lactated Ringers side effects in cats

64 reports sent to the FDA between 2013 and 2026 involve Lactated Ringers in cats. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting. 84% were marked serious.

64Reports
84%Marked serious
1.6%Only medicine involved
23%Recovered
25%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Lethargy
18 28%
Vomiting
14 22%
Kidney problems
12 19%
Dehydration
11 17%
Fever
10 16%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
10 16%
Behaviour change
9 14%
Breathing problems
8 13%
Weight loss
8 13%
Abnormal radiograph finding
8 13%
Seizures
8 13%
Diarrhea
7 11%
Itching
7 11%
Swelling
6 9.4%

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.

Didn't work as expected
4 6.3%

How soon problems started

Same day
20 40%
1–2 days
8 16%
3–7 days
2 4.0%
1–4 weeks
10 20%
Over a month
10 20%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (50 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
15 23%
Still unwell when reported
13 20%
Died
6 9.4%
Euthanised
10 16%
Not known
20 31%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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